The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific Audiobook

" Hilarious, although the guy comes off as a bit whiny at certain points. "

" For awhile I could not figure out what all the hype was about. Finally, once I was about 100 pages into the book I found the author's rhythm and humour. It will not be on my top ten this year, but it was interesting to read about this foreign island and the i-kiribatis ways of living. I could not have lived on the island for more than a day. To be honest I never really took to the book-it was alright. I am not sure what I was expecting, but what I read is not it. "

" Both this book and 'getting stoned...' were laugh-out-loud funny and very informative and interesting as well :) perfect way to escape to a tropical island without actually going anywhere! "

" Listened to the audiobook to and from work. While I'm not a huge fan of people other than the author reading the books on the audiobook versions, the narrator was great. The book was very enlightening, eye-opening and certainly worth a read. "

" this non-fiction about living on a remote atoll in the pacific was very entertaining, and educational. it was a bit like reading bill bryson. the title is mis-leading b/c there's nothing really about cannibals and very little about sex lives, which is just fine by me! "

" Most hilarious book I've ever read, the best I've read from him. "

" Brilliantly hilarious - I can't decide if I want to have this author's life or if this is a cautionary tale of something to avoid. Through my hysterical laughter, I related on a number of levels. "

" Laugh out loud funny, don't read this book in public unless you like attention! "

" I think this book is hilarious, but no one I know can get into it. I don't understand. The part about diapers floating around at the beach gave me a really great speech topic- thanks mr troost! "

" Entertaining. The audio was very well done. "

" Great travel lit from literally the end of the world. "

" Funny travelogue of a year in Kiribati. "

" Hilarious, interesting and horrifying all at the same time!!! "

" Inspiring! What an adventure - life changing, bare-bones, image-provoking. "

" Probably the most fun travel book I've ever read! Troost's witty and uniquely Dutch-American humor makes this book a fun look at life at the edge of the world "

" I want to give it 1.5. "

" laugh out loud...and very scatological:) "

" I didn't realize until halfway through this book that J. Maarten Troost also wrote a travel book about China that's been on my to-read for forever. This is a quick funny read that makes my life abroad seem positively tame. "

" Ugh. I never would have finished this book if I hadn't been reading it for book club. It's 200 pages of the author feeling snugly superior and having a laugh at the expense of the people of Kiribati. Cultural sensitivity at its worse. "

" Laugh-out-loud funny! An interesting read in which a very different culture is exposed. "

" Hilarious. Thank you, Emma. "

" There were parts of this book that held my interest, while other parts kind of left me adrift wondering if I should do the unthinkable and stop reading half-way through. It was ok but nothing that overwhelmed me with warm and fuzzy feelings. "

" Hands down hilarious. The author's dry sense of humor keeps you laughing the whole way through the book. It's hard to image what they went through for two years, living on a rock in the middle of the Pacific ocean. Well worth the read. "

" I read this one while in Fiji. I enjoyed it just as much as "Getting Stoned with Savages". Troost is just a very easy, hilariously fun read. "

" Again, chose this to read on vacation and it was perfect. This was a very entertaining read and I would have enjoyed it even without the trip. Definitely laughed out loud many times. "

" While a very funny true life travel book, the author touches on the realities of poverty on the Pacific atoll of Tarawa. "

" Really liked this book. Troost is clever, funny, and relevent. "

" I didn't finish this.. I became tired and depressed with it... "

" If you want to know what it is like to live on a small island in the Pacific.... this captures it! Funny writing too. As a resident of Guam now, I REALLY loved it! "

" This is a 3.5 rating.<br/><br/>He had some laugh out loud moments, but tended to ramble a bit. (Love the name though - and I discovered what an atoll is, so no complaints!) "

" This book was very fun. Not too serious, not too whimsical. It was very stuff focused, and I tend to enjoy books that are more people focused. I'm not dying to read more Maarten Troost, but I think I eventually will read Lost on Planet China. "

" One of the funniest books I've ever read. <br/><br/>I actually read it in part on a trip, and the people in the airport gave me very strange looks as I couldn't help but laugh out loud. "

" Very funny! I really did have a fantasy of living on some remote tropical island...not anymore! "

" This book was a great read. Funny, but distressing about how we take care of our world. I never thought about how an atoll deals with war and garbage and even fresh water. "

" Enjoyable and provided enough details about Kiribati that I felt like I learned something. "

" Highly enjoyable. <br/> <br/>Fast read. <br/> <br/>Funny, with some excellent and perceptive writing.. "

" The author's writing is very entertaining but I found the book did not hold my interest. I guess I need more of a story which I care about to keep me thoroughly engaged. I did finish it but it took me a long tine considering the book's size. "

" This is not necessarily the best book ever but it is a fun story. The title is actually a joke - it's neither racy nor gory. The narration drags on a bit in places but is quite funny and I think could be adapted into a great little travel film. "

" Read this returning to the US after 2+ years of backpacking/working/living in Africa and Europe. Found it hysterically true and apt. Giggle now thinking of it. Quick entertaining read. "