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The Lost City of Z: a legendary British explorer's deadly quest to uncover the secrets of the Amazon by David Grann
4 reviews
clarabooksit's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Racism and Colonisation
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Sexism, Violence, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Ableism, Gun violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Cannibalism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
grace_b_3's review against another edition
2.0
This was an earlier book by Grann, so part of it may be him figuring out his writing style and such. I didn’t like how present he was in the narrative of this book.
I also found the subject matter of Killers more interesting. There were things in this book that I would like to learn more about (mainly about the various Amazonian tribes and the lost civilization found there), but the focus, Fawcett, is what I found the least interesting. I did like the angle of his family and learning how his and Jack’s disappearance affected them, but the actual narrative of various expeditions to the Amazon was not what kept me reading. Exploring the Amazon seems like a horrible experience and reading about someone repeatedly subjecting themself and others to it just wasn’t for me.
If you find people pushing themselves to the limits of their endurance in harsh environments compelling, this might be the book for you.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture and Abandonment
Insectsezulc's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
cait's review against another edition
3.0
Minor: Addiction, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism