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Thor Heyerdahl

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Original Title:	På Jakt efter Paradiset
Edition Language:	Georgian

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I can't be the only one who finds Thor Heyerdahl one of the most incredible real-life adventurers. This guy is crazy! Packing off to a little island with the intent to stay? Forever? "Thus it happened that, in a biting wind on a Christmas morning, we left for Fatu-Hiva on our honeymoon." Mr. and Mrs. Blue Sky, as the natives called them, only 22 and 20 years old.

Wow. That's what I thought every time I turned a page. Is it just me, or are the Norwegians the most insane people on earth? Fridjtof Nansen, Amundsen, Thor Heyerdahl...just to name a few of my heroes. That Viking blood seems to run pretty cool and steady. Heyerdahl is not the most amazing of the list, but he has the advantage of being a rather decent writer. This book is a ripping good read for those who like tropical islands, adventure, and the thought of saying goodbye to civilization. I highly recommend it.

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Title	:	ფატუ-ჰივა
Author	:	Thor Heyerdahl
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 350 pages
Published	:	1986 by განათლება (first published 1938)
Categories	:	Travel. Nonfiction. Adventure. Autobiography. Memoir. Biography

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This is worth reading for the sense of what life was like for a European in the 1930's living in the South Pacific. Three stars because he goes off topic and gets a little preachy some times. I wondered if the threat of WWII might have provided a little incentive to remain. I think I would take Tom Neale's experience on an uninhabited island over what they went through on Fatu-Hiva.

Another fascinating glimpse into the disappearing native culture of the south Pacific islands written between the two World Wars. (cf. "Head Hunting in the Solomon Islands" by Caroline Mytinger.) Although Heyerdahl wrote it after "Kon Tiki", it describes events and discoveries that led to the later voyage. I'm glad I read both books in the same order he wrote them.

Interesting to read a book written in the 70s about an experience that happened in the 30s. The problem is, Heyerdahl didn't seem to know if this was a description of an adventure, a scientific treatise foreshadowing his later work or a philosophical discussion about the evils of civilization. I suppose I should also be outraged at the "poor little woman" attitude with his wife relegated to staying at home cooking meals while he did the important stuff, but that I can explain as being realistic

I loved it. It's a great book for anyone who has become fed up with modern society and dreams of escaping to a tropical island paradise and live off the land. Most nature stories bore me, but this one was actually exciting to read. Interesting things kept happening, perhaps because the author/narrator was never completely free of other human company. The book also has important messages about how our modern society is not really "progress," and how we should try to protect what nature we have

In the late 1930's, Heyerdahl and his wife left western civilization right after their wedding to live on the South Pacific island of Fatu-Hiv and try to return to nature. Their plan and dream was to live a simple life without any modern inventions or worries. Fatu-Hiva gives a more detailed background to Kon Tiki, as Heyerdahl begins to hypothesize about South Americans making their way to the South Pacific as he comes across carvings in the rocks and hears the stories of the islanders'

Back to nature and giving up all that technology has to offer is the theme of this book. I enjoyed reading this book, it made me think about all that technology has given to society and all that it has taken away. It makes me think about my life and how I can change my lifestyle to help me to connect with nature. It also had me thinking about global warming and what I can do to help...

A fascinating adventure as Thor & Live Heyerdahl attempt to go back to nature on the island of Fatu-Hiva in the late thirties. There original intent was to live their lives on the island, but the experiment goes awry with tropical diseases and untrustworthy islanders. I found it depressing that the two divorced in 1947 because she did not like being in the limelight and did not want to detract from his career. True love often does not survive a lifetime. Too bad.