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The Lost City of Z (Movie Tie-In): A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

David Grann
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The Lost City of Z (Movie Tie-In): A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

David Grann
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Praise for David Grann's The Lost City of Z

"Suspenseful. . . . Rollicking. . . . Reads with all the pace and excitement of a movie thriller. . . . The Lost City of Z is at once a biography, a detective story and a wonderfully vivid piece of travel writing that combines Bruce Chatwinesque powers of observation with a Waugh-like sense of the absurd. Mr. Grann treats us to a harrowing reconstruction of Fawcett's forays into the Amazonian jungle, as well as an evocative rendering of the vanished age of exploration." --The New York Times

"Breathtaking. . . . Grann brings Fawcett's remarkable story to a beautifully written, perfectly paced fruition. . . . Any writer who can breathe life into letters written by scientists in the early 1900s deserves more than a hat tip." --The Los Angeles Times

"Thoroughly researched, vividly told. . . . Grann recounts Fawcett's expeditions with all the pace of a white-knuckle adventure story. . . . A thrill ride from start to finish." --The Washington Post

"In a hyperconnected and exhaustively charted world, here is a revelation about wildness and the mad desire to plunge into it. . . . Unfathomably riveting. . . . Grann wildly delivers the goods."
--GQ

"Brilliant. . . . Impressively researched and skillfully crafted. . . . Grann makes abundantly clear in this fascinating, epic story of exploration and obsession, [that] the lethal attraction of the Amazon mystery remains strong."
--The Boston Globe

Overall rating: 4.423077 / 5 from 26 reviews.

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Great

"A true story that reads like a novel. Well paced and an exciting look into the first explorers world. Would definitely recommend."

— Rb (5/5)

The Lost City of Z!

"Enjoyable read of a relatively unknown part of history. Was brought to life by David Grann."

— R V. (5/5)

So good!!

"I loved this book! I don’t usually read non-fiction but this book had me hooked. I gifted to family for Xmas and they love it too"

— Amber (5/5)

Decent Read

"I bought this after watching the movie and wanted to learn more. The ending is very abrupt and does not leave the reader with a solid conclusion. As others have said some parts of the story are unrelated and unnecessary (like his WW2 achievements). Can't say it lives up to the hype written on the cover but ultimately still enjoyed reading it for the mystery and adventure."

— FabioGrande (3/5)

Interesting history

"The non fictional account of Britain's last Victorian era explorer, Percy H. Fawcett who believed that there was a lost, ancient city deep in the Amazon jungle. Fawcett, an experienced explorer, set out on his ill fated trip with his son, Jack, and Jack's childhood friend, Rawleigh in 1925, but were ne'er heard from again. The book chronicles his earliest adventures in South America quite well, and depict a man obsessed with the legend of Z. Of course, there isn't as much to say about the last trip in the unknown as Fawcett never returned so the details would be speculation at best. Interestingly enough, more people died, as many as 100, in an effort to find evidence as to what happened to Fawcett and his small party without ever truly having success. A good book which sometimes got bogged down with extraneous detail unnecessary to the real story."

— Darth I. (3/5)

A Very Captivating Read!

"This is the story of well-known British explorer Percy Fawcett and his disappearance in the Amazon jungle in 1925 in search of a lost city. Interwoven with this story is the author’s own account of how he travelled to the Amazon in order to try and clear up the mystery of what happened to Fawcett and his party all these decades ago. I found this book to be absolutely riveting. The descriptions of all the dangers – parasites, diseases, predators, hostile tribes - lurking in the Amazon jungle kept me captivated, as did the horrible hardships endured by the explorers. Finally, the developments recounted in the last chapter surprised me immensely. This is a book that can be enjoyed by anyone, especially by those who relish intense adventure stories."

— George P. (5/5)

Perfect

"It's been a long time since I've been disappointed to finish a book-- I honestly felt like restarting it on the spot. It's hard to top this book, I recommended it to all my friends."

— Gabie (5/5)

A Story Like No Other

"The story of Percy Fawcett, and David Grann's subsequent adventure in search of clues to his ultimate fate, was a gripping, informative, and enjoyable read from start to finish. I bought this book last summer on a whim and I'm glad I did - it was so good I read it twice. Highly recommended. Too bad the movie was such a letdown. . ."

— Mansfield902 (5/5)

I want to be an explorer now

"Hard to put down once I started reading. I'm usually not a fan of books switching from past to present, but this one was good. If you have wanderlust, you should pick up this book!"

— StephAndTheCity (5/5)

cool

"a very entertaining and interesting book"

— Mark (4/5)

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  • Published date: Mar 07, 2017
  • Language: English
  • No. of Pages: 464
  • Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
  • ISBN: 9780525434658
  • Dimensions: 5.18" W x 0.87" L x 7.99" H
DAVID GRANN is a longtime staff writer at The New Yorker. He has written about everything from New York City's antiquated water tunnels to the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang, from the hunt for the giant squid to the mysterious death of the world's greatest Sherlock Holmes expert. His stories have appeared in several Best Americanwriting anthologies, and he has written for The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The New Republic.

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