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Banana Shout | 
 enlarge | Author: Mark Conklin
Publisher: Authorlink
Category: Book
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 577141
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 295
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.7 x 0.8
ISBN: 1928704735
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781928704737
ASIN: 1928704735
Publication Date: March 2000
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Vietnam draft dodger Tavo Gripps is shanghaied, by a modern day pirate, to a primitive Caribbean fishing village. He uses hilarious hippie voodoo to survive amongst drug smugglers, the DEA, a displaced wild counterculture, and a lost African tribe.
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 Building a Life in Negril, Jamaica April 8, 2000
Dave (USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Mark Conklin has written the definitive novel of the early days of Negril, circa 1970. This novel is based on facts, and anyone who has even a passing interest in one of the more magical spots on earth will be transfixed by the adventures of Tavo Gripps and his interaction with the local people and the myriad cast of characters who founded the tourist mecca that became the 'Capital of Casual'. A really fun read that will have you both laughing out loud, and yet leave you with regret at the many things that the influx of visitors caused.
 Heavy, Yes, Groovy, No April 5, 2003
Gerald J. Ross (Monroeville, PA United States)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
While not completely awful, BANANA SHOUT seems limited. The author began his personal Jamaican experience in 1973, but the book reads like his first-hand experience comes from T.V. sitcoms of an era or place, not from actual living experience! His presentation of the time is summed up by the words "heavy," "man," "groovy," "bumbo," and "spliff".(The STAR WARS references, 5 years before the movie was released, annoyed me.)It seems Conklin is relying on hazy memory to recreate his story rather than a diary or journal, and the situations the hero finds himself in are not that interesting. The 'Quadrille dance", a chance to offer the reader a look at authentic, Jamaican hidden ritual is reduced to "..better than Woodstock! Far out!" I guess I want characters with more color and I want them in more interesting situations. Too many people lay around stoned and I am finding this unsatisfying. I'm only on page 200 but I'll keep plodding on.When I'm finished, I'll probably re-read DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL for a dose of sunshine.
Exhilaratingly Comical. April 3, 2000
Louis Larocca (New York, NY)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
It is with great pleasure to recommend the well written novel, Banana Shout, by first time author Mark Conklin. I found the book to be exhilaratingly comical. It's exciting anecdotes made it impossible to put down. A Hunter Thompson style, updated "Don't Stop the Carnival" by Herman Wouk. A must read for anyone who has been to the Caribbean or dreams of going there.
 Banana Shout April 4, 2000
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
A really FUN "read"! If you want to know what Negril, Jamaica, West Indies was like 25-30 years ago, before all the commercialization happened to it, THIS is THE BOOK to read! You don't need to know anyone from/anything about Jamaica to enjoy it. Some of those folks are still around Negril, too... (Take it from someone who has been visiting Negril for YEARS.)
A must if you ever travel or live in the Caribbean March 31, 2000
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
A spellbinder, gives you the insiders story of an era most readers have either forgotten or try to forget. Sun, sea, hippies, obeah, drugs & sex will make this a best seller, but what sets it apart is the language... Jamaican Patios... Hope there is a sequel to Tavo Gripps adventures.
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