Title: Excellent reading
Product review: This book is an account of the 2 years Troost and his wife spent on Tarawa, a desolate atoll that is part of Kiribati and quickly becoming a polluted slum.Most authors would take the easy way out and make this a dull and preachy narrative about the evils of modernization and the destructive influence of "civilization" on age-old societies like the one on Tarawa.Instead, Troost's book is full of lively prose, and while he does explore the above themes, they're done in a way that is light-hearted and enjoyable.Read this book to learn more about Kiribati, but also read it to see an excellent writer weave his tale.
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