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Headhunters on My Doorstep

By: J. Maarten Troost
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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Entertainment Weekly calls acclaimed author and essayist J. Maarten Troost a "funny, candid, and down-to-earth travel companion". Both witty and poignant, Headhunters on My Doorstep follows Troost as he retraces Robert Louis Stevenson’s path through the South Pacific. Somewhere between AA meetings in Tahiti and discovering how the Island of Merrymaking got its name, Troost reconnects with himself, his family, and the beauty of life.

©2013 J. Maarten Troost (P)2013 Recorded Books Adventure Travel Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Australia & Oceania Oceania Travel Writing & Commentary Adventure Funny Witty
Captivating Travelogue • Introspective Journey • Entertaining Humor • Educational Content • Honest Narrative
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I loved Sex Lives of Cannibals, and very much liked Getting Stoned with Savages but this book really lacked something. I am tempted to use the word "boring". The narrator sounded as he was ready to slip into a stupor at times.

Disappointed

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This is one of the better audiobooks I have listened to. I learned a lot about alcoholism (which may have been the point of his book along with a contractual requirement from the publisher) as well as the travels and stories of RLS. I liked the English accent of the reader.

Another Informative Book by Maaaaarten!

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His experiences mirror so many of my experiences around the world that sometimes I feel like I am reading my own story. As for those that don't like the fact that he poured his heart out about his battle with alcoholism,they have obviously never suffered from the disease. People just want to read about the romantic dream of escapism and not the pitfalls along the journey. Unfortunately, traveling always has its ups and downs and his writings about his battles and victories are mixed in well together.

J Maarten Troost is an incredible travel writer

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The narration is perfect for the range of this book. The range of the book is more than expected and very rewarding.

Surprising and valuable

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Vance adds humor to the story. Sex Lives of Cannibals is still my favorite though.

brilliant performance

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it is about travel, but also the struggle with addiction. I found it entertaining and well done.

very different, but as good as the others

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Well written just like his other books. Just sarcastic enough with a dose of humility and fun. Great listen and loved it! listen to his other books first before you end with this one...

Love this kind of travelogue

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I really enjoyed listening to this book. While it isn't the funniest humor or the most coherent travelogue, it was very good.
I really enjoyed the memoir aspects of this book.
I had no idea how little I knew about the South Pacific. I found myself pouring over maps and searching out information on the rising oceans and ecological disasters. This book was invaluable in widening my horizons there.
I'm going to go on and read some more of his books.

An all-round, enjoyable experience.

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Narration ok, but the story was lacking. Lost On Planet China, or Getting Stoned With Savages would be a better choice, if you are new to his books.

Not J. Maarten Troost's Best

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I really have no idea why they would have chosen someone with an English accent for this audiobook where an American guy is telling a personal account of his life/travels... Just seemed really odd for an American guy's story to be told by a guy with a British accent... some of the jokes were so very American that they just sounded odd with the accent. I felt like the narrator did a good job, but just wasn't the person I would have picked to be J. Maarten Troost...

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