The Serpent and the Rainbow by Wade Davis

The Serpent and the Rainbow

Wade Davis

304 pages first pub 1985 (editions)

nonfiction religion science challenging informative slow-paced

Description

A scientific investigation and personal adventure story about zombis and the voudoun culture of Haiti by a Harvard scientist.In April 1982, ethnobotanist Wade Davis arrived in Haiti to investigate two documented cases of zombis—people who had reap...

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Moods

informative 87%
mysterious 81%
adventurous 62%
challenging 43%
reflective 43%
dark 18%
tense 12%
emotional 6%
inspiring 6%

Pace

slow 56%
medium 43%

Average rating

3.83

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