Michael Modzelewski

I was not quite sure what I was in for when I got this book, and I was definitely more than pleased. Some of the scenes in this book are funny, but what made this book really shine was the author's narrative and the way he described things, several of the parts had me laughing out loud because of the particular way he described them and how the images popped up in my mind. This book is also thought-provoking, giving plenty of food for thought about how different societies perceive sex, and show more the man and woman's role in sex and relationships as well as monogamy vs having plural relationships. I thoroughly enjoyed this book! show less

"For as long as I can remember, I've wanted to live on an island" (prelude to Inside Passage p xi). This is how Modzelewski starts his book. Kismet. How Michael Modzelewski ends up living on an island is one of those right place-right time kind of deals. While in a relationship he knew wouldn't work out he met a man who lived on a deserted island in the Inside Passage. For those not in the know, the Island Passage is the waterway from Seattle, Washington to Alaska. The rest is history. show more Modzelewski lives with his new friend, Will Malloff, for three weeks before being left alone in the northern wilderness. He soaks up every opportunity to learn that he can. From fishing with Kwakiutl Indians and trying to save a wounded eagle to diving with killer whales and cooking a Thanksgiving dinner in a wood burning cook stove. Modzelewski seizes every moment to make an adventure. The one problem with Inside Passage? It's too short. I can overlook the fact he didn't include photographs if he had just written a few hundred more pages! Inside Passage is a short 184 pages with acknowledgments. show less