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nooka's review
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
msjoanna's review against another edition
2.0
This book never really came together for me. The book traces a trek by a group of mostly middle-aged European travellers to the Incan city of Villacambra. The description of the trek and the jungle is well done and the travelogue aspect was compelling. But I never cared about these characters at all. I didn't find them life-like or even worthy of disdain. They were just flat boring. One of the characters struggled with his inability to properly capture the journey on paper--I suppose Thubron was experiencing this same frustration. But his writerly frustration didn't make for a satisfying reading experience. Though the book was only 160 pages or so, it took me forever to read because I found it so incomplete.
booktwitcher23's review
adventurous
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
abeanbg's review against another edition
2.0
I wish Thubron had just written a non-fiction travel book about his journeys in Peru instead of this lifeless novel.
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