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Texreader
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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 ⬇️ 2d
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 2d
LiseWorks I saw the movie, it was good. 2d
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RiversEve
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Starting this tonight #truestory #truecrime

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Lcsmcat
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Inspiring, entertaining, and surprisingly informative (about social history, history, and just plain quirky facts); sailed through this in a day. (Of course it was a day with no responsibilities, so easier.) #letterR #LitsyAtoZ @Texreader

Suet624 I get excited when I see someone has read this. An amazing story. I read it four or five years ago and I still think of it often. Usually when I‘m whining about something. 1w
Lcsmcat @Suet624 I loved that she referenced William Least Heat Moon as an inspiration of hers because I loved 1w
Suet624 👍🏻👍🏻 1w
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Lcsmcat
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Besides the inspiration of her ride, I‘m learning all kinds of interesting trivia. Like Milton Bradley getting into the board game business because he printed a ton of this lithograph of Lincoln which was made immediately worthless when Lincoln grew a beard.

Ruthiella This sounds fantastic. Stacking! 1w
Suet624 @Ruthiella you‘ll love it. 1w
Graywacke Cool. And what an amazing beardless Lincoln photo 1w
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Texreader
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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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Texreader
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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!! 2w
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? 2w
Amiable That sounds terrible! 2w
kspenmoll I hate it when an audio narrator grates on your ears, etc. 2w
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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.

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vonnie862 Oh no! I was thinking about listening to this one. 2w
IriDas His voice doesn‘t convey “harrowing.” His voice conveys “happy holiday.” 2w
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. 2w
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The Lost Boy | Dave Pelzer
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Makaylaholton
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“Accountable“ really made me reflect on how staying silent in the face of racism causes just as much harm too. Being a bystander isn‘t neutral, it allows the behavior to continue. A lot of people may think that staying out of it means they‘re not involved, but in reality, silence can show a sense of complicity. This novel is a powerful reminder that speaking up really matters and that accountability is everyone's responsibility.

tylera_ Totally agree with you. This book really shows how easy it is for silence to feel like safety when it‘s actually adding to the harm. I kept thinking about how many moments in the story could have gone differently if just one person had spoken up. 1mo
joshuafreelancer Readers will love this. Have you considered a marketing partner to make it pop? 3w
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Makaylaholton

One thing that stood out to me about this novel was how it blends real-life storytelling with a deeper exploration of social issues. It doesn‘t just tell you what happened, it makes you think about why it happened and what it says about our culture, especially when it comes to race, responsibility, and online behavior. Bringing in actual voices from the people involved added a layer of authenticity and complexity that made the story more powerful.