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Solomon Islands

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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Raetemaot: not everyone is a writer

July 12, 2017July 11, 2017 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 1 Comment

Raetemaot: Creative Writing from Solomon Islands, Julian Maka’a, ed.

  • Solomon Islands, #6
  • Paperback, $20 from Alibris.com (I kind of can’t believe I paid $20 for this)
  • Read September 2016
  • Rating: 2/5
  • Recommended for: trainee editors after a rousing game of spot-the-professional-writer

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Custom Stories from Choiseul

July 10, 2017July 10, 2017 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 1 Comment

Custom Stories from Choiseul, various authors, 1995

  • Solomon Islands, #6
  • Skimmed on Google Books
  • Read September 2016
  • Rating: 2/5
  • Recommended for: incurable elaborators

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Suremada: Another bewildering reading experience from the Solomon Islands

July 7, 2017July 29, 2017 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 1 Comment

Suremada: Faces from a Solomon Island Village, Rexford Orotaloa, 1989

  • Solomon Islands, #5
  • $20, alibris.com
  • Read August 2016
  • Rating: 1.5/5
  • Opening line: Anaibolafafawa was the village Big Man.
  • Recommended for: Rambling internet commenters

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The Alternative: Actually, let’s just stick with option A.

July 5, 2017July 10, 2017 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 1 Comment

The Alternative, John Selwyn Saunana

  • Solomon Islands, #4
  • Borrowed from San Francisco State University, via SF public library
  • Read September 2016
  • Rating: 1.5/5
  • Recommended for: petulant opportunists

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The poetry of Jully Makini

July 3, 2017July 29, 2017 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ Leave a comment

Civilized Girl, Jully Makini, 1981

  • Solomon Islands, #3
  • Read September 2016
  • Various internet sources (see below)
  • Opening Line: Cheap perfume/ Six inch heels/ Skin-tight pants/ Civilized girl

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