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The Weaverbirds: Eyes are not like guns OR nipples, pick another metaphor please

August 1, 2018April 28, 2019 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 3 Comments

The Weaverbirds, Y.B. Mangunwijaya, 1981

  • Indonesia, #10
  • Kindle, $10 on Amazon.com
  • Read June 2017
  • Rating: 2.5/5
  • Recommended for: boring people

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This Earth of Mankind: That’s enough, thanks

July 16, 2018January 8, 2019 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 2 Comments

This Earth of Mankind, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, 1975

  • Indonesia, #9
  • Paperback (received as a gift)
  • Read May 2017
  • Rating: 3/5
  • Recommended for: guys who think #metoo is just a witch hunt

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Sitti Nurbaya: stupid teenagers

April 30, 2018April 30, 2018 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 2 Comments

Sitti Nurbaya: A Love Unrealized, Marah Rusli, 1922

  • Indonesia, #6
  • Kindle edition, $10
  • Read May 2017
  • Rating: 2.5/5
  • Recommended for: poet laureates of adolescent angst

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The Ten Thousand Things: Every, every minute

March 23, 2018April 28, 2019 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 6 Comments

The Ten Thousand Things, Maria Dermoût, 1955

  • Indonesia, #8
  • Paperback (received as a gift)
  • Read May 2017
  • Rating: 5/5
  • Recommended for: Saints and poets maybe

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The Black Lake

March 5, 2018April 28, 2019 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 1 Comment

The Black Lake, Hella Haasse, 1948

  • Indonesia, #7
  • paperback (received as a gift)
  • Read May 2017
  • Rating: 4/5
  • Recommended for: reformed spoiled brats

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Lali: Looking Back

December 31, 2017 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 2 Comments

Lali: A Pacific Anthology, ed. Albert Wendt, 1980

  • Cook Islands, #5; Tonga, #2; Samoa, #2; Niue, #1; Fiji, #1; Vanuatu, #1; Solomon Islands, #1; Papua New Guinea, #7; Kiribati, #2
  • £13.84 from Amazon.co.uk
  • Read: September 2015-December 2016
  • Rating: 3/5
  • Recommended for: Moana groupies

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Words of the Lagoon

December 7, 2017 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 3 Comments

Words of the Lagoon: Fishing and Marine Lore in the Palau District of Micronesia, R.E. Johannes, 1981

  • Palau, #1
  • Borrowed from SF Library
  • Read March 2017
  • Rating: 3.5/5
  • Recommended for: specific generalists

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Chamorro Legends on the Island of Guam: Stay in your lane, Mavis

November 10, 2017December 12, 2017 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 3 Comments

Chamorro Legends on the Island of Guam, Mavis Warner van Peenen, 2008

  • Guam, #1
  • Borrowed from SF Library
  • Read February 2017
  • Rating: 3 stars
  • Recommended for: People without another option, I guess, but really, if you want to read some Chamorro folklore without a heavy dose of wrong-headed condescension you’re better off consulting Guampedia

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My Urohs (brings all the boys to the yard)

October 13, 2017March 5, 2018 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ Leave a comment

My Urohs, Emelihter Kihleng, 2008

  • Federated States of Micronesia, #2
  • Borrowed from SF Library
  • Read January 2017
  • Rating: 4/5
  • Recommended for: Serious young moralists

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A Pattern of Islands: Pretty fly for a white guy

September 18, 2017September 21, 2017 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 1 Comment

A Pattern of Islands, Arthur Grimble, 1952

  • Kiribati, #1
  • Borrowed from SF library
  • Read November 2016
  • Rating: 3/5
  • Recommended for: colonial apologists

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