“Long ago. Saying those words puts me in a strong mood. Long ago – what does that mean? I’m not all that young, but I’m not that old either.” I’ve been meaning to read more works in translations outside of my read the world challenge, and Hiromi Kawakami’s The Third Love (translated from the JapaneseContinue reading “THE THIRD LOVE – Hiromi Kawakami”
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HEADHUNTERS ON MY DOORSTEP – J. Maarten Troost
“What did she mean with not very dangerous? ‘Mais faites attention aux requins-marteaux.’ Pay attention to the what now” The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific (2004) and Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu (2006) have long been my go-to recommendations for self-deprecating but insanelyContinue reading “HEADHUNTERS ON MY DOORSTEP – J. Maarten Troost”
Lost on Planet China — J. Marteen Troost
This may prove difficult for me to write as I have been in love with this author, and I am a little disappointed in him at the moment. He let me down. I’ve written about J. Maarten Troost’s first two novels with passion and excitement. I urged the masses to run to the nearest bookstoreContinue reading “Lost on Planet China — J. Marteen Troost”
A Girl Named Tommi 