Petoonya Posted April 28, 2018 #1 Share Posted April 28, 2018 We're readers and booked on a 17 day Tahiti. How's the library? Expect to be doing excursions everyday, but that leaves a long afternoon and evening free. Is the library decent enough that it could hold us for that long? Or should we plan to bring a stack or two of paperbacks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6rugrats Posted April 28, 2018 #2 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Suggest you bring your own books, or better yet, a Kindle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petoonya Posted April 28, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted April 28, 2018 I'm a Kindle user, husbands not, so guess we'll bring a stack of paperbacks for him. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petoonya Posted April 28, 2018 Author #4 Share Posted April 28, 2018 I'm a Kindle user, husband is not, so guess we'll bring a stack of paperbacks for him. Thanks very much for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlaurend Posted May 3, 2018 #5 Share Posted May 3, 2018 I'm a Kindle user, husband is not, so guess we'll bring a stack of paperbacks for him. Thanks very much for your help. Petoonya, I left two books for you in the library of the Wind Spirit. We were there in November and I donated two lighthearted novels about a Tahitian family by Tahitian author Celestine Hitiura Vaite. Her first novel, "Breadfruit" isn't all that well-written but gives great insight into the culture and daily life in Tahiti. The other book--which is actually the third novel in the series--is much better written and was a very enjoyable read. It's called "Tiare". The second book in the series is called "Frangipani" and was also good, but I got that one on Kindle so I couldn't leave it there for you. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandee2 Posted May 4, 2018 #6 Share Posted May 4, 2018 You can also read two great book from James Norman Hall, the co-writer of Mutiny on the Bounty. He visited and stayed on the Island. -My Island Home -No more gas And if you have time a visit to Norman Hall House in Papetoai: http://www.jamesnormanhallhome.pf/indexen.html Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petoonya Posted May 5, 2018 Author #7 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Thanks for the suggestions Dandee and Viaurand. I will look for your books Viaurand.I love South Sea reading, Michener etc. even the not well written books. Thanks to both of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sfitz Posted May 19, 2018 #8 Share Posted May 19, 2018 I brought my own books on my Kindle (including Maugham's Moon and Sixpence, based on the life of Gauguin, and MIchener's South Pacific, a quasi-biography of Michener and his time in the South Pacific and how it shaped his writing and world view. The library has a mix of travel books (about other destinations besides the South Pacific), as well as some reference books, and the kind of traded-in fiction referenced above. It is a cozy place, where board games are stored. My cabin mate wanted to spend one day doing some writing, and she decided to set up shop there to give her a space outside of her cabin. She said that worked well, with few interruptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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