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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, 3 May 2000

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This book is a must for anyone visiting the Caribbean!

Norman Paperman decides to leave New York to start running a small hotel in the Caribbean. The ideal turns to strife when the layed-back attitude of the Caribbean starts to cause him problems; his bartender runs away, the cistern runs out of water (and then collapses after a heavy rainfall), the chamber maids run away, his builder leaves him half-way through construction of some new rooms, but Norman manages to overcome all these hurdles and more!

The book highlights the attitudes and dificulties of living and working in the tropics; just because you are used to things working in civilisation, doesn't mean they will work the same way here!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Caribbean in a nutshell- excellent!, 1 Jun 2009

By	Peter Buckley "peter15115" (Dyfed, Wales) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL (Paperback)

First it is only fair to say that since this book was written in 1965, you probably won't find anywhere like Amerigo today. Caricatures maybe, but there are definitely Norman Paperman and Lester Atlas types still around, and having lived a short while in the Bahamas, the attitudes of these people and their reaction to island life is authentic and hilarious! This is one of those books I will re-read when in need, and for that reason I recommend it. OK, its not a blockbuster, but is far easier on the eyes than some 800 pager. As a book to read for its own sake, or to get a taste of laid-back island style, give it a go!

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4.0 out of 5 stars A must before you come to the Caribbean (or if you can't ), 30 Oct 2005

By	M. J. Taylor (St Martin, West Indies) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL (Paperback)

Working in an island hotel and having traveled extensively around the Caribbean over the last 20 years have often experienced fading traces of the life and society Hermann Wouk so gently describes. The sad thing is that as "A reader from St John, A US Virgin Island" so rightly comments, there are few instances of real “island life” and few opportunities to embark on such an adventure today, the 21st century and many it’s social ills having arrived along with the tourist dollars. Lucky we are to be able to seek refuge in this enjoyable book!
That is probably the reason I have read the book several times. It’s a fun read and the story is quite easy to fit into. The love-story bit is not really necessary and is clumsily recounted, spoiling the credibility of the rest of the book a little.
I often offer a copy of “Don’t Stop The Carnival” to arriving colleagues, it’s a good read after a gloomy day especially if you are lounging in your hammock on the veranda sipping a rum-punch with some soft reggae or Jimmy Buffet on the CD player (try that at home …).
The story has apparently been filmed, with an appropriate Jimmy Buffet score. Unfortunately the film seems to be unavailable – I have been looking for it for years. Read Jimmy Buffet’s kindly written “A Pirate turns 50” to get another view of what we all thought it would be like when we came here. Patrick Leigh Fermor’s “The Traveller’s Tree” will give you a more authentic and nostalgic, though sometimes even more hilarious account.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Most Excellent Piece of Work!!!!
I too was captured by Jimmy Buffetts' Musical score of this Carribean Adventure, and wanted to read his inspiration. Herman Wauk is now one of my favorite authors. Read more

Published on 25 May 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Insightful view of an earlier time
Wouk has captured the spirit of the islands, but in a simpler time unfortunately long past. While many of the frustrations of life in paradise are amusingly presented, the... Read more

Published on 18 May 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars TIME TRANSCENDING, BRILLIANT
I read this adventuresome tale after hearing Buffett's soundtrack. I was expecting a predictable yet descriptive 'Buffettesque' tale of the tropics. Read more

Published on 7 April 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read
If anyone is interested in working in the hotel business, this is a must read. It was written as fiction, but it could be a textbook for the hospitality industry. Read more

Published on 8 Feb 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Severly dated simplistic
I read this following the 10 books for a deserted island from Jimmy Buffet's "A Pirate Looks at 50". Read more

Published on 15 Jan 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Like Buffett's music, Wouk's DSTC will transport you away
This book definitely IS worth the price of admission. I found, however that it started slowly, with Wouk giving the background of the main character in NYC. Read more

Published on 13 Sep 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars funny
Don't stop the carnival is a very funny book. I read about 2 books a month and laughed out loud at this book at least six times in the first half of the book. Read more

Published on 3 Sep 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Quick easy read with deep theme
Don't Stop the Carnival is a breeze to read. It has a deep theme, but you don't have to read deep into it to get it. Read more

Published on 30 Aug 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad read, but could be a bit better
I also got "into" this book after buying Buffett's recent album of the same name. When I bought the book I didn't pay attention to when it was written. Read more

Published on 19 Jul 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars A riveting story with a true insight into human nature.
I too read this book as a result of Jimmy Buffet's musical. At first I was disappointed with what appeared to be a shallow story line. Read more

Published on 11 Jul 1998

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