false <![CDATA[Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993786m/130514.jpg 130514 16 "Possibly his best travel book...an observant and frequently hilarious account of a trip that took him to 51 Pacific Islands."<br>TIME<br>Renowned travel writer and novelist Paul Theroux has been many places in his life and tried almost everything. But this trip in and around the lands of the Pacific may be his boldest, most fascinating yet. From New Zealand's rain forests, to crocodile-infested New Guinea, over isolated atolls, through dirty harbors, daring weather and coastlines, he travels by Kayak wherever the winds take him--and what he discovers is the world to explore and try to understand. 728848 book 1992 Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific total:507|5:131|4:219|3:120|2:31|1:6| 507 1959 675 76 4 3 false false Thu Jan 17 07:02:50 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 17 07:04:15 -0800 2008 4 3 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 09 02:13:30 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 02:14:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Tue Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 19:02:23 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 23:14:16 -0700 2008
So the gimmick or setting of this Paul Theroux travel book is a year and ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue Jul 01 07:58:59 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 05:50:16 -0700 2008
This is one of my favourite books by him, not only because of where he is traveling. I know, many readers don't like Theroux because he is so seemingly negative. I've heard people ask why he doesn't stay at home if he doesn't like what he sees, bu...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Feb 18 11:57:48 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 11:59:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Sep 18 11:11:23 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 12:15:11 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 15:08:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 15:29:46 -0700 2009 Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific, by Paul Theroux, in preparation for our trip to Hawaii (alas, now at least a month in the past). Mr. Theroux describes the journey he began in New Zealand, a journey essentially retracing the steps (!) of the ancient Polynesians ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 15 18:53:51 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 20:35:03 -0800 2009
"We sped onward. There were no lights on shore. It was as though we were in an old rickety rocket ship.

It was an image that afterwards often came to me when I was traveling in the Pacific, that this ocean was as vast as ...
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the 2 Hawaiian islands, that one hears so little about.

I feel that P.T. came to full circle as he feels the
painful emotions of his failed relationship but th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 20:03:32 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 11:11:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 14 15:28:43 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 06 13:06:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 01 05:15:08 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 05 11:38:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 14:13:18 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 18:01:32 -0700 2008 The Happy Isles is more self-indulgent than the others I have read, particularly in the beginning, where Theroux is struggling to come to grips with his separation from his wife and trying to put his best foot forward on his ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Thu Oct 25 13:26:07 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 26 07:36:10 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Thu Jun 21 18:22:49 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 21 18:30:12 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 19 20:23:05 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 20:28:04 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 02 02:06:52 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 02:13:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 05:44:03 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 05:46:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Aug 20 14:00:18 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 14:02:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 26 08:06:55 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 08:10:00 -0700 2009
Still, Theroux's swath through Oceania is stunningly broad and interes...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=130514