The Pirates of Tarutao [Hardcover]

Paul Adirex (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Weatherhill (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9748902021
• ISBN-13: 978-9748902029
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,497,113 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Exciting all through the whole book!, February 25, 2000

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Meena Thamchaipenet (Thailand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Pirates of Tarutao (Paperback)

The book is real intriguing and very exciting to follow till the end. It shows the author's in-depth research and knowledge about what really happened during the World War II in South East Asia, its geography and culture. It is a good mixture between a historical piece and a fiction! A Thai reader can read a Thai version too. Good translation.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Piracy alive and well, September 14, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Pirates of Tarutao (Paperback)

I was just returing from my second month long trip in Thailand when i picked this book up at Bankok International.
What a great read, I couldn't put it down. The historical facts souronding and leading up to all the events are unbelievable.
Maybe it's my own personal biaists that make this book so likeable, a love for the Thai culture and a historic respect for pirates throughout the ages. I haven't stop thinking about these characters and events since I read this story months ago. In fact, i'm so bummed that I hadn't read this book before I went to Thailand. I would have gone to the Island of Tarutao (now a national park) for a historical visit. I quess the best thing about this book is that it is based on real life events, so much stuff they don't teach you in American High Schools. Neat to hear the flip side of events and stories. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.
(I hope this will be a great movie. (It should be if Hollyhype producers don't get a hold of it and change everything) In fact I would love to be in this movie as a extra if there is a way???
Any reason to go back to the land of Buddahs is a great reason.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars KJ, April 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Pirates of Tarutao (Paperback)

While I suppose the story is good, the book is written at a seventh grade reading level. Maybe this is okay if English is not your first language (or if you happen to be 13 years old). Should make for a good movie.