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technically_direct's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
tense
fast-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Genocide, Blood, Medical content, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
hisbeardness's review
adventurous
dark
informative
fast-paced
4.0
This book was only going to get 3.5 stars, but the last quarter of the book, where the author describes a parasitic disease he and pretty much everyone else on their expedition caught. From that point on the author reflects on the history of pathogens, their role in the decimation of indigenous peoples across the Americas, and an exceptionally prescient discussion of what pandemics lay in our future, published just 3 years before the covid pandemic. He even reaches out to, and uses a direct quote from, Anthony Fauci, which I thought was funny, considering how famous he became during the pandemic.
I don't want to give the wrong impression, I did enjoy the rest of the book, the discussion of LIDAR, the history of exploration of Honduras by Western explorers, and the author's personal experiences in the dense forests of Mosquitia, were all very interesting.
I don't want to give the wrong impression, I did enjoy the rest of the book, the discussion of LIDAR, the history of exploration of Honduras by Western explorers, and the author's personal experiences in the dense forests of Mosquitia, were all very interesting.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death
Injury/Injury detail: The author at one point describes the experiences of him and his expedition mates after they've all contracted an extremely deadly parasite. He goes into details about the sores they develop and the mechanics of the parasite. Pretty gross stuff. Animal Death: While the expedition is in the jungle, they have to kill some animals either for sustenance or in self-defense.jimjamslam's review
adventurous
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
5.0
An exciting romp through the jungle in search of a lost city, combined with interesting characters and exciting new technology in action make for a fun read that I didn’t want to put down! Plus it’s all true!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
I believe a few venomous snakes were killed during the teams time on site in the jungle.meganpbennett's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
Chosen as the next read for an online book discussion that I only sort of take part in, The Lost City of the Monkey God was an interesting read. it went into great detail of how the city was found - lidar - and even more detail about disease the explorers brought back with them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Genocide, Blood, Medical content, and Colonisation
claire_baco's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness and Medical content
Moderate: Animal death