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Lost in the Jungle
Lost in the Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Adventure and Survival | Yossi Ghinsberg
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A classic adventure book in the spirit of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and Heart of Darkness.
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Israeli Yossi, American Kevin, and Swiss Marcus are mochileros (backpackers) in Bolivia who decide they want to see a real jungle and Indian village. They hire a man, Karl, to guide them through the forest. As the title makes obvious, everything goes terribly wrong. These mochileros have no idea that their enthusiasm isn‘t enough to get them out alive. It is gruesome and harrowing. Yossi lives to write the book—so there‘s that. Yossi spends ⬇️

Texreader what feels like an eternity getting to the hike, especially the relationship between them. But he continues that level of detail throughout, and it seems he wants to do right by the men who started the journey with him to acknowledge what each man went through. Whatever you do, don‘t listen to the audiobook. The narrator doesn‘t sound human (I confirmed it‘s not AI). He over-enunciates (annoying!) and provides almost no emotions. I quit ⬇️ 2w
Texreader the audiobook and checked out the ebook. So glad I did. I recommend it but beware, this is sheer survival mode. If ever one could have almost every bad thing happen, it happened to Yossi. I hope to see the movie Jungle with Daniel Radcliffe now, but I hope it is not so gruesome. #Bolivia #foodandlit @Catsandbooks 2w
LiseWorks I saw the movie, it was good. 2w
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Great timing. I‘ve started reading the ebook, having ditched the audiobook. And right off the bat, here‘s Bolivian food from a village in the jungle.

#foodandlit #Bolivia @Catsandbooks

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I.cannot.listen.to.this.narrator.anymore.

He over-pronounces every danged consonant. The “t”s are the worst. Hard “t”s. Imagine hearing the word “titillating” with over-pronounced hard “t”s. There‘s no nuance in his narration and until I googled it, I thought it was annoying AI. And no darned pauses between sentences. Sentences are read closer together than words. I‘m so done. Splurging $2 for the ebook. #foodandlit #Bolivia @Catsandbooks

TheBookHippie 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😬 I get that!! 4w
IriDas Yeah, the lack of pauses were nuts. I had wondered if it was AI as well, but I think it was just edited strangely. I mean, who talks like that? 4w
Amiable That sounds terrible! 3w
kspenmoll I hate it when an audio narrator grates on your ears, etc. 3w
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My next audiobook is for #foodandlit #Bolivia. The narration is…not good…. We‘ll see how far I can make it.

@Catsandbooks

vonnie862 Oh no! I was thinking about listening to this one. 4w
IriDas His voice doesn‘t convey “harrowing.” His voice conveys “happy holiday.” 4w
Texreader @vonnie862 Id say skip the audio especially based on @IriDas ‘s comment. I haven‘t gotten there yet but I can imagine it with the way his narration is going so far. 4w
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Jdinneen
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Liked the movie more. Book was repetitious and and boring

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A true story of a young Israeli man named Yossi's fight for survival in the Bolivian jungle.Backpacking through South America, he befriends Kevin from America and Marcus from Switzerland.The three meet a German man named Karl who promises them an adventure of a lifetime, offering to guide them through the jungle. It quickly goes wrong and Yossi finds himself alone. No weapons, little food and much suffering. Amazing that he lived to tell his story

HeathHof There were some truly gruesome and horrifying things that he had to endure to make it out but he did so against all odds. Not a recommendation for the squeamish.🤢 5y
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HeathHof
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Today's #3books that #havebeenmadeintoamovie Since my current books lead character plays many bookish roles, I went ahead and just chose 3 that he has starred in. I haven't seen Jungle yet but I am looking forward to it! @OriginalCyn620 @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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N8ure
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Not all adventures go as planned. Unbelievable what some people can endure and power through to survive. Definitely recommend to anyone who enjoys adventure, outdoor, and survival stories.

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thereadingowlvina
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I watched Jungle starring Daniel Radcliffe and did not know it was a true story based on a book 😒 Has anyone read the book? Thoughts? Btw, the movie was pretty good and great performance by Radcliffe ☺

#truestory #survival #amazon #booktomovieadaptation

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Joemullin19arca
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A true adventure detailing the trials and tribulations of world travelers going woefully ill-prepared into the Amazon rainforest. A fast and exciting read that left me with a fearful respect for the nearly uninhabitable jungle.