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

ფატუ-ჰივა Paperback | Pages: 350 pages

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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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Original Title:	På Jakt efter Paradiset
Edition Language:	Georgian

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Good adventure story, but too flowery of language for my tastes. It bogged down the reading pace. I was expecting more of an independent nature to Thor and Liv's experience, but a lot involved interactions with the islanders.

Very enjoyable read! I liked Kon Tiki as well; Fatu Hiva has perhaps a bit more of a reminiscent mood to it due to the passage of time between the events and the writing. His phrases are more polished as well and are very evocative.

I've started to read this book with great expectations to know what it actually takes to downshift and live in a wild. What I actually found was very naive and selfish tale of a "tourist" when it comes to book terminology of classifying europeans arriving on isles.

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 read this book aboard the freighter Aranui, on our way into the Marquesa Islands. Visiting Fatu Hiva, knowing a bit of Heyerdahl's experiences and observations made the visit even more magical. The ultimate travel read.

I tried to read this twice now, both times I began excited and ended about half-through. Their adventures become repetitive, the enviornmental angle is not news in the 2010s, and well, it just didn't do it for me after engrossing me for about 100 pages, my attention and interest plummeted and the thought of trudging through the rest was not enticing.

I feel like this book was exactly what I needed in the period I read it. It's surprisingly relevant today and it kind of answered some of my questions about giving up on civilization and moving to some primitive island, not that there are many left today. Fatu-Hiva: Back to Nature is what I think of when I hear an "old-school real-life adventure story". It's an autobiography so it being true made it much more interesting. Although it happened relatively recently, there are many reasons why