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Yet another case where the star rating system is flawed. I wouldn't really say I liked this book but I thought it was really good. It’s the story of a fictional scientist who travels to a fictional island in Micronesia in the 1950’s. It’s written as a fake memoir edited by a friend of the scientists. It explores themes of moral relativism, sociopathy , misogyny and colonialism.
From the start it is pretty clear that the book covers some really dark shit and I wouldn't read it if you want any kin ...more
From the start it is pretty clear that the book covers some really dark shit and I wouldn't read it if you want any kin ...more
Jun 01, 2016
Theresa Christian
marked it as to-read
