Madness Is Better Than Defeat: A novel by Ned Beauman

Madness Is Better Than Defeat: A novel

Ned Beauman

fiction contemporary historical literary adventurous dark funny medium-paced

395 pages

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In 1938, two rival expeditions set off for a lost Mayan temple in the jungles of Honduras. One intends to shoot a comedy on location while the other plans to disassemble the temple and ship it back to New York. A stalemate ensues. Twenty years lat...
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adventurous 100%
dark 50%
funny 50%
mysterious 50%

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medium 50%
fast 50%

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