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The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story | Douglas Preston

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Preston joins an exploration for La Ciudad Blanca, or the White City, in #Honduras that reportedly has riches beyond belief. What is discovered is quite amazing, with some moments of me squealing in disgust as Preston comes in close contact with reptiles and bugs.

It should be noted too that the methods used in this exploration raised a lot of controversy in the archaeology community - Preston does address this and gives his thoughts. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Librarybelle ⬆️⬆️⬆️Nevertheless, this is fascinating. There are chapters with really dense background, but the experience in the mountainous rainforest is edge of your seat type reading. Preston also addresses disease - there is a reason why (I won‘t spoil it!). But, his cautions of worldwide epidemics are a foreshadowing of what we experienced in 2020 (this was published in 2017). I was riveted. Highly recommended…⬇️⬇️⬇️ 1y

Librarybelle ⬆️⬆️⬆️ though I would also recommend reading the articles of the dissenters for their thoughts on this expedition. 1y

Librarybelle #ReadingTheAmericas #Honduras @BarbaraBB 1y

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Hooked_on_books I read this a couple years ago and really enjoyed it. I especially appreciate how inept he was at adventuring. 😂 I found that relatable! 1y

Librarybelle @Hooked_on_books I know! 😂 1y

Cinfhen I read this awhile back and LOVED it!!! He‘s such a great NF writer!!! I‘ve read others by him and they‘ve all been OUTSTANDING 😁 1y

squirrelbrain Great review! Makes me really want to read the book…stacking! 1y

BarbaraBB Wow this sounds great! 1y

Librarybelle @Cinfhen I really liked his true crime investigation in Italy!

The Monster of Florence

Librarybelle @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB It was a lot of fun! 1y

Cinfhen Me too! 14mo

Bluebird I‘ve had this book on my TBR mountain for awhile and despite hearing so many good things about it, it remains unread. I think I will add to my bookspinbingo list for November so I remind myself to get to it soon! Looking forward to going down the rabbithole with this one 14mo

Librarybelle @Bluebird That sounds wonderful, and a perfect addition for Nonfiction November! 14mo

julieclair Sounds sooo good! Stacked! 14mo

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LaraReads

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev | Dawnie Walton

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I have really enjoyed reading this one & the #sendsyoudownarabbithole effect it had on me. I have loved reading about all the people the characters were based upon. Can‘t wait for the #literarycrew #buddyread discussion tomorrow!

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Librarybelle So glad you liked this one!! 1y

TheKidUpstairs Loved this one. Dawnie Walton made an awesome Spotify playlist to go with it, it's worth checking out! 1y

LaraReads @TheKidUpstairs yes! I‘ve been listening to it! That was part of my rabbit hole! 🤣🤣 It‘s great! 1y

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jenniferw88

The Phoenix: St. Paul's Cathedral And The Men Who Made Modern London | Leo Hollis

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#52bookclub2023 #sendsyoudownarabbithole (it's sent me down several, actually - but then I like reading about this period).

@Cinfhen @LeeRHarry @Bluebird @AshleyHoss820 @Ruthiella @LeahBergen @CarolynM @LaraReads @ravenlee @RaeLovesToRead @Deblovestoread @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB @BarbaraTheBibliophage @squirrelbrain

Apologies if I've forgotten someone!

Librarybelle Sounds fascinating! 2y

Cinfhen It does sound fascinating @Librarybelle I love #GoogleyBooks🤓 2y

LaraReads Agreed with @Librarybelle and @Cinfhen and I love that rabbit hole feeling! 2y

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LeahBergen This does sound good! 2y

jenniferw88 @Cinfhen if you do decide to read it, it's a definite #borrownotbuy for you. 2y

Cinfhen Ha! Thanks ☺️ 2y

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ravenlee

Wanderlust: A History of Walking | Rebecca Solnit

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A difficult book to review. It‘s part history, philosophy, religious study, sociology, memoir, literary study…it meanders (appropriately so) through how we walk to why we walk to where we walk. It‘s fascinating but slow going (again, appropriately so). It touches on some of Solnit‘s more recent writing but is very different. I would recommend this book, but reservedly. The section near the end, about Las Vegas, is startlingly out of (cont)

GingerAntics, SamAnne

ravenlee date already (she discusses its rapid growth up to 1.25 million inhabitants, writing in 2000, yet 20 years later it‘s more than doubled again). I fell down a couple rabbit holes and added several books and essays to my TBR, plus I felt a need to watch travel shows visiting in England‘s Lake District. Solnit mentions Pride and Prejudice, with so much mention of walking, rather grudgingly and errs in some of those mentions. (Cont again) 2y

ravenlee Nothing major, but small errors that grated on me. Also, she could have discussed Persuasion as another walking-centric Austen (Sense and Sensibility also makes an appearance, though more for attitudes toward nature than walking itself). I gather Solnit is not an Austen fan, though she never states it explicitly. If this had been my first taste of Solnit, I don‘t know that I would have sought out more. Luckily I‘m working the other way. 2y

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SamAnne Thanks for the detailed review. Do plan to read! 2y

GingerAntics @ravenlee see, I probably wouldn‘t have noticed the Austen errors as I haven‘t ready any of the Austen she includes (and I‘m not really a fan either - sorry). 2y

ravenlee @GingerAntics I‘m not a big stickler about liking Austen. I, personally, enjoy most of it, but I don‘t care much if anyone else does - unless you‘re a jerk about it. And…she kind of is, in this. At least, it comes off like she‘s talking about something she really wished she didn‘t have to, which makes me wonder why she did at all. Probably felt like she‘s be criticized for leaving it out, but then she was grumpy about having to do it. 2y

GingerAntics @ravenlee I wonder if her editor (or someone else) made her add it or something. 2y

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A Serial Killer's Daughter: My Story of Faith, Love, and Overcoming | Kerri Rawson

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⭐️⭐️ BTK‘s daughter Kerri can shout it all she wants, but there‘s zero space for the forgiveness of serial killers. This forgiveness thread combined with her bizarre compulsion to tell people who her father is was very odd to me, as was her generally nonchalant attitude. Surely all of these things are coping mechanisms. IDK. I don‘t envy her experiences. Sadly, not a book I‘d recommend, though.

britt_brooke #52books23 #sendsyoudownarabbithole 2y

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squirrelbrain

Demon Copperhead: A Novel | Barbara Kingsolver

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Oh I loved this! Demon as a narrator was just heartbreakingly gorgeous - self-aware but also naive to the world around him.

This is my favourite Kingsolver book; it felt almost autobiographical and I learned so much about Appalachia and the opioid crisis, but it was less preachy and less didactic than some of her other novels.

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#52books #sendsyoudownarabbithole (Melungeons)
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Lindy I went down a Melungeon rabbit hole when I read this too. (edited) 2y

britt_brooke In my library holds! 2y

TrishB Glad you loved it too ♥️ 2y

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erzascarletbookgasm Haven‘t read this, but your review made me look up Melungeon. 2y

squirrelbrain So sorry @TrishB - I forgot to thank you for the book - I was so busy concentrating on all of the tags for the prompts. 🙄🤪 2y

squirrelbrain I‘d never even heard Melungeon before @Lindy @erzascarletbookgasm - I love it when you learn something completely new from a (fiction) book. 2y

Cinfhen Lovely review, Helen 💚 2y

LaraReads Several reviews have put this high on my TBR! Thanks! 2y

Tamra Anxious to read! 👏🏾 2y

Librarybelle I prefer this cover to the one in the US! 2y

KarenUK Great review! You‘ve sold me…. I‘m up and down on Kingsolver…. But you‘ve convinced me! 2y

Ruthiella I‘m definitely going to read this, the question is when? 😂 2y

squirrelbrain @KarenUK - I think you‘ll like it. (It‘s similar to Betty, Tiffany McDaniel, if that helps?) 2y

BarbaraBB Like @KarenUK I‘m up and down on Kingsolver too. I didn‘t like The Poisonwood Bible much, for example. I did like David Copperfield though. Your review is encouraging and you read it fast!! 2y

Cathythoughts Great review 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2y

Cortg Excellent! I rarely buy new books but I acquired a gift card and bought this one! I‘m looking forward to reading it! 2y

AshleyHoss820 I‘m so glad to see this review! My sister and I love Barbara Kingsolver and this has been on my list! I saw a few reviewers express disappointment, so it‘s nice to see this one! 2y

azulaco I have to read this. It‘s been getting good reviews from everyone who reads it! 2y

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Bluebird

Madness of Crowds | Louise Penny

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The Gamache series is one of my favorites. Love the characters, love the charming village, love the mysteries, love the audiobook narrator. Reading these books always makes me smile and takes me to my happy place…which is kind of odd for a mystery read. Lol. This book is not quite up to the standards of all the earlier ones, but still a pick for me.
First book read for #SeriesLove23 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
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Bluebird The rabbit hole I went down was for the mention of serial killer Harold Shipman. I was surprised I‘d never heard of this doctor who killed 250 people between 1975-1998! 2y

Cinfhen Ohhhhh! That would have sent me down the r🐰 🕳 too!!! 2y

BarbaraBB A real rabbit hole book indeed 2y

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TheSpineView Great job! 2y

Librarybelle Good choice! 2y

Andrew65 Well done, a great series of books. 👏👏👏 2y

Andrew65 That is indeed a rabbit hole, a terrible, terrible man! How he got away with it for so long says so much about the lack of checks and balances in the system. (edited) 2y

Bluebird @Andrew65 yes! It was quite shocking to learn of this. 2y

jenniferw88 @Bluebird @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB This is why this prompt is so interesting to me. Shipman is well known in the UK! Everyone's choice is going to be so different - I THINK I've just started mine!

Charles Darwin: Victorian Mythmaker

Cinfhen Excellent subject matter @jenniferw88 2y

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