A review by whathillarygraceread
The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston

I am not starring this one because I have such mixed feelings about it. The information that's covered (a narrative account of an archeological expedition in the Honduran rain forest to find the ruins of an ancient civilization) is very interesting and shared in a way that's accessible to lay people. Here comes the BUT...the overall tone of the book made me uncomfortable in that it gives off a very treasure huntery, Indiana Jones vibe in a not good way. There are sections about how Honduras has been exploited throughout it's history and some recognition of how it looks, but at the end of the day, it's a lot of non Honduran men bushwhacking through a developing nation's jungle looking for long lost treasurer. Even the title is kind of salacious because the city this expedition was searching for is also called The White City (La Ciudad Blanca), but the publisher chose to go with a much more exotic sounding "City of the Monkey God".