The book. - The Lost City of Z (2017) Discussion

[–] lakesidePA 15 years ago

The book was like nothing else I've ever read. It is a mix of Fawcett's life and Grann's life while uncovering Fawcett's past. The book details the Amazon's harsh environment that seems unfit for any human life, and, also,how conquistadors brought disease to the jungle that diminished the populations of native humans in the jungle. The rubber industry, ghost towns, dangers, and past expeditions are all part of the book. I don't want to spoil it for you. I read it in 2 sittings. Very, very good.

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[–] jleidy 15 years ago

I told my son about this story a few years ago after reading an article in the New Yorker about the book. Ever since he has wanted to be an archaeologist when he grows up. He is now 10. Is there anything about the book (e.g. sex, drugs, language) that would make it inappropriate for a (well read) child of that age?

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[–] bryandennis 14 years ago

Well... If you consider hermaphrodite prostitutes with glow in the dark dildos, black tar heroin and the C-WORD appropriate for a 10 year old then... well... yeah it's probably going to have an impact. How important is a High School diploma though!

It's actually a fantastic book- it's educational, inspirational and I'm sure capable of instilling the wonder and imagination that all male adolescents should be lucky enough to find in a book these days.

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[–] WVfilmfem 15 years ago

The book is great! It chronicles the 1920's era explorations of Percy Fawcett in the Amazon. He remained increasingly obsessed with finding the lost city of Z (which he named), making more than one trip into the Amazon interior, encountering hostile tribes of Indians who had not seen white men before, enduring incredibly horrendous physical hardships, fever and jungle plagues. It's one of those books you can't put down! I can't wait to see what develops for the movie.

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[–] Furiousfury 15 years ago

Interesting stuff.I was just watching The Yards last night and I was wondering what James Gray was up to next, was he making another movie set in New York with Joaquin Phoenix?I'm looking forward to how this turns out.

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[–] WalterDenton 15 years ago

I am reading the book now and have found it very interesting reading-i am sure the Pitt film will be strictly dealing with the Fawcett story and his search for Z, but as i have read, he was a very interesting explorer-who aside from the search for Z, did some amazing feats for science and cartography.

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[–] shrapnel_-1 13 years ago

I enjoyed Grann's book, but Brian Fawcett's is simply magical. Not necessarily the way it is written, but the stories it contains therein. Was Fawcett an early 20th century Baron Munchaussen? Did he really experience all the things he claimed? Z or no Z, his expeditions fire the imagination and have inspired many years later. For 20 years its been one of my favorites. Check it out.

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[–] CurzonStreet 11 years ago

It's a real page turner, very hard to put down. Highly recommended. Fawcett was amazing, and the explorations are almost beyond belief.
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