On Mon, 23 Nov 1998, Alex Ferguson wrote: > > 2. Happy Isles of Oceana by Paul Theroux - If you like Theroux you will > > probably like this book. > > here's another writer with inaccuracies. Theroux at his usual > unlikeable self. With reference to his Fiji section, inaccurate > and unlikeable. Amen to that. As I recall, there was one island he liked out of about 50 he visited. Judging from this book, Oceania is peopled by brutish louts living in filthy conditions. I don't think that's true. I've read several of Theroux's travel books and he seems to be totally disgruntled at everyone he meets. I frequently find myself staying "Paul, why don't you just stay home?" Steve Cramer Test Scoring & Reporting Services Sometimes you never can University of Georgia always tell what you Athens, GA 30602-5593 least expect the most. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Nov 22 1998 - 18:12:27 PST
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