Curse of Lono - New Taschen Edition - Collecting Tiki

TW Trader Woody Member Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2301	TW Trader Woody Posted posted on Wed, Feb 23, 2005 10:25 AM On 2005-02-22 18:21, bigbrotiki wrote: Has anybody here read his RUM DIARY ?: Yep. I'm a big fan of his, and followed his difficulties and frustrations in getting this very early novel published over quite a few years. As a result, the book itself inevitably disappointed to some extent (as are most lost and legendary things). I understand he was also forced to cut out a fair amount because he thought an American audience wouln't be able to deal with certain sections. Not really sure what he meant by that. It's certainly enjoyable, and it'll be interesting to see what the upcoming film version would be like. It certainly gives a good account of Caribbean life before mass tourism, where the non-locals had little money, but a lot of time and cheap rum to be enjoying. Also, it would be interesting to hear from someone fresh to HST who's read the Rum Diary before his better known books. Trader Woody

On 2005-02-22 18:21, bigbrotiki wrote:
Has anybody here read his RUM DIARY ?:

Yep. I'm a big fan of his, and followed his difficulties and frustrations in getting this very early novel published over quite a few years. As a result, the book itself inevitably disappointed to some extent (as are most lost and legendary things). I understand he was also forced to cut out a fair amount because he thought an American audience wouln't be able to deal with certain sections. Not really sure what he meant by that.

It's certainly enjoyable, and it'll be interesting to see what the upcoming film version would be like. It certainly gives a good account of Caribbean life before mass tourism, where the non-locals had little money, but a lot of time and cheap rum to be enjoying. Also, it would be interesting to hear from someone fresh to HST who's read the Rum Diary before his better known books.

Trader Woody

Post #142759 by Trader Woody on Wed, Feb 23, 2005 10:25 AM