#will randall

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➫ monthly book round-up: september 2024

books read: 6 [-25%] average rating: 3.92 [+5%] average speed: 15.5 days [+19%] total pages: 2,265 [-5%] yearly goal progress: 61/50 [122%] best of the month: an african history of africa, zeinab badawi worst of the month: the muse, jessie burton

5* reads:

an african history of africa: from the dawn of humanity to independence, zeinab badawi

4* reads:

as long as the lemon trees grow, zoulfa katouh

4.5* reads:

the body in the library, agatha christie

3.5* reads:

solomon time: adventures in the south pacific, will randall

you and me on vacation, emily henry

3* reads:

the muse, jessie burton

currently reading:

disorientation, elaine hsieh chou

the house of broken bricks, fiona williams

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Movie of the Week

Wolf

Staring: Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader   Directed by Mike Nichols

“ After publishing executive Will Randall (Jack Nicholson) is bitten by a wolf, his life begins to change. First his mood changes, and his sense of hearing and smell go into overdrive. Will has become a werewolf and he has an appetite for human blood. His newly found friend Laura Alden (Michelle Pfeiffer) wants to help, but she doesn't know what Will is yet. As if Will's new problem wasn't enough to keep him occupied, he must also contend with Stewart Swinton (James Spader), who is out to get his job. “

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solomon time: adventures in the south pacific // will randall

first published: 2002 read: 04 september 2024 - 11 september 2024 pages: 285 format: paperback

genres: non-fiction; travel/culture; memoir favourite character(s): n/a least favourite character(s): n/a

rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 thoughts: solomon time is a little outside my usual domain in terms of being a travel memoir, but i bought a signed copy of this and indian summer after the author visited my sixth form about 8-9 years ago. after picking this up multiple times and never finishing it (which had nothing to do with the quality of the book and everything to do with me being quite depressed), i have finally gotten around to finishing it. solomon time was a fun glimpse into life on the solomon islands, a dive into the culture and the people who live there. will randall writes with humour, and i remember his talk to our school being full of laughs (which ultimately convinced me to buy his books), so his writing ended up being a clear reflection of his personality. he writes lovingly about the people on the island as you can tell he grows to feel part of the community, but also realistically about how different the culture was compared to having lived in england for most (if not all) of his life up until that point, and how much this took getting used to. i feel he generally wrote about the people with dignity, not being afraid to poke fun in a good-natured manner, but not looking down on the people for what they lacked, for having different beliefs, etc. it was, i will say, very odd hearing him refer to the children as pickaninnies. to be clear, it didn't seem to be done in a derogatory way and i assume that's the word in general usage on the islands to refer to children - but being in the culture that i am and knowing its usage here, it was funny that a white man was using the word in reference to the solomon islander children.

i guess the reason why my rating is a little lower is that sometimes not a lot happens - and to be honest i think that comes part and parcel of a life lived on the solomon islands anyway! the culture is very laid back and days are repetitive in their own way. a lot of the plot revolves around trying to source chickens to begin a farm, and the author runs into roadblocks, repeatedly. the writing did keep me engaged but i wouldn't have minded if it was a few pages shorter. all in all, though, this was an intriguing introduction to a culture i otherwise might never have looked into, and i'm glad i read it. i don't know if i could ever up and leave for a place as remote as the solomon islands myself, but i'm glad that will randall did so that i could read about it!

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Solomon Time: An Unlikely Quest in the South Pacific [Will Randall] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Who hasn't fantasized about dismantling his or her hassled, wired-up life for a simpler existence? Yet who among us has the will and opportunity to do it? The answer

Current book being read for June/Summer. It’s not a bad book. It’s about Will Randall’s experiences on the Solomon Islands and the culture he encountered there. I gave it a 3 out of 5 stars just because I thought there would be a more variety of experiences. There was a lot just not the ones I was particularly looking for. So I’m the one with the problem not the book.

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I finished the book Solomon Time today. Would definitely recommend for anyone interested in the Solomon Islands. It had conversations in Solomon Pijin in it!