The Lost City of the Monkey God
by Douglas Preston
Taste attributes: documentaryadventurehistoricalfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeA grounded, expansive non-fiction book, heavy rather than light. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.0 / 5
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About This Book
Since the days of conquistador Hernán Cortés, rumors have circulated about a lost city of immense wealth hidden somewhere in the Honduran interior, called the White City or the Lost City of the Monkey God. Indigenous tribes speak of ancestors who fled there to escape the Spanish invaders, and they warn that anyone who enters this sacred city will fall ill and die.
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- Author
- Douglas Preston
- Published
- 2017
- Pages
- 336
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- Open Library
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