Solomon Time

Solomon Time is a 2002 travel book by English writer Will Randall, subtitled Adventures in the South Pacific.[1] The book was first published in the United Kingdom on 6 June 2002 through Abacus and was published in the United States the following year through Scribner.

Solomon Time
AuthorWill Randall
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Published2002
PublisherAbacus
Media typePrint, e-book
Pages304
ISBN0349115028

Synopsis

The work is based on Randall's memoirs and is an account of his time in the Solomon Islands living in the village of Mendali on Rendova Island of Western Province.

Reception

Critical reception has been positive.[2] The Guardian reviewed the book in the months following its release, writing that Randall had a "deceptively guileless style. This allows him to negotiate the twin hazards which face the travel writer: the boiling feeding frenzy of bravado and the desolate reef of faux naivety."[3] The Washington Post praised the work, stating "At times he works a little too hard to turn on the charm, and he isn't always able to avoid the pitfalls of paternalism that await the Western traveler who ventures to faraway places with strange-sounding names, but he is rescued by a nice inclination toward self-mockery and, even more, by the fundamental decency and humanity of the people of the Solomons."[4]

gollark: That stuff will probably break in 2038 anyway.
gollark: Soon: Elon Musk launches through-Earth neutrino beam connectivity to shave 5ms off latency between continents.
gollark: I would add another one, but it says "too many reactions".
gollark: What is this "MOT"?
gollark: ... is that an <:illum:531316942443642880> on there?

References
  1. Anthony Sattin (16 June 2002). "Solomon Time (book review)". Sunday Times (London).
  2. "The resourceful traveler". Chicago Tribune (subscription required). April 10, 2003. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  3. Smith, Stephen. "Observer review: Solomon Time and Ciao Asmara". the Guardian. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  4. Yardley, Jonathan (March 27, 2003). "One on the Isle". The Washington Post (subscription required). Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
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