Just Enjoying
p. 99 · Read in the full issue
Outer Fiji
Inside the Reef, by Victor Barker, is a pleasant little series of chapters on the author’s ex periences just wandering around Fiji, enjoying himself. He has the pleasant ability of being able to convey his enthusiasm to the reader and he makes his chance encounters with all manner of people seem larger than life.
He manages to get tipsy drink ing yaquona and “home brew” in at least two chapters, buys the usual carvings with the greatest glee and meets some strange characters, including a man who makes friends with fish and a seven foot dancer. For anyone interested in a light hearted look at Fiji from well outside the walls of an air conditioned hotel, this is the book. (INSIDE THE REEF. Lansdowne. $3.50.)