false 130520 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788m/130520.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788s/130520.jpg 130520 24 212779 book 1982 The Mosquito Coast total:1147|5:246|4:456|3:327|2:82|1:36| 1147 4235 1512 106 9599 3.68 8358 1157 18368232 538288 130520 0618658963 9780618658961 94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788m/130520.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788s/130520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130520.The_Mosquito_Coast 3.69 1059 1982 4 3 true Fri Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 22 07:01:16 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 22 08:11:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 18756974 1019804 130520 0618658963 9780618658961 94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788m/130520.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788s/130520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130520.The_Mosquito_Coast 3.69 1147 1982 5 1 false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1988 Thu Mar 27 09:02:13 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 09:02:13 -0700 2008 When I read this book many years ago, I was convinced Theroux was the new great writer. His use of symbolism and foreshadowing is marvelously well-done: smooth, simp...more...]]> 55448117 412789 130520 0618658963 9780618658961 94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788m/130520.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788s/130520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130520.The_Mosquito_Coast 3.69 1147 1982 0 2 false Fri May 08 22:19:11 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 11:13:37 -0700 2009 41141993 1839360 130520 0618658963 9780618658961 94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788m/130520.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788s/130520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130520.The_Mosquito_Coast 3.69 1147 1982 5 0 false Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 28 19:59:48 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 19:49:36 -0800 2009 We eat when we're not hungry, drink when we are not thirsty, buy what we don't need, and throw away everything that's useful. Don't sell a man what he wants - sell him what he doesn't want. Pretend he's got eight feet and two stomachs and money to burn. That's not illogical - it's evil.

I...more...]]> 67477870 2571182 130520 0618658963 9780618658961 94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788m/130520.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788s/130520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130520.The_Mosquito_Coast 3.69 1147 1982 5 0 false Sat Aug 15 06:10:08 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 06:30:17 -0700 2009 Re-reading . . . how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love the guaranteed happiness (how often does one get that?); I love meeting old friends and familiar enemies; and oh, how I love the anticipation of coloring in the faintly remembered.

Truly-addicted readers have ...more...]]> 54652915 127704 130520 0618658963 9780618658961 94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788m/130520.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788s/130520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130520.The_Mosquito_Coast 3.69 1147 1982 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Fri May 01 19:11:55 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 08:17:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 35658766 1419325 130520 0618658963 9780618658961 94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788m/130520.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788s/130520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130520.The_Mosquito_Coast 3.69 1147 1982 4 0 false Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 18 19:03:11 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 23 09:40:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 34301536 1581822 130520 0618658963 9780618658961 94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788m/130520.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788s/130520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130520.The_Mosquito_Coast 3.69 1147 1982 4 0 false Mon Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Wed Oct 01 13:16:13 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 12:04:26 -0700 2008 1
This ...more...]]> 31611127 1434498 130520 0618658963 9780618658961 94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788m/130520.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788s/130520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130520.The_Mosquito_Coast 3.69 1147 1982 2 0 false Sun Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 16:21:27 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 06:16:12 -0700 2008 1
My biggest gripe with this book is that I neve...more...]]> 25430190 161077 130520 0618658963 9780618658961 94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788m/130520.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788s/130520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130520.The_Mosquito_Coast 3.69 1147 1982 5 0 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 10:28:59 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 22:58:00 -0700 2008
There's something that any of us can recognize in the enigmatic...more...]]> 37898607 1712764 130520 0618658963 9780618658961 94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788m/130520.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788s/130520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130520.The_Mosquito_Coast 3.69 1147 1982 5 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Sun Nov 16 17:08:31 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 17:20:26 -0800 2008 3
In my opinion this is Theroux's masterpiece. Ali Fox, a genius, eccentric inventor sees America as a cesspool and moves his family to the jungles of South America where he buys the town of Mosquito. He, his family, Mr Hadie and other employees turn a ...more...]]> 17657636 987105 130520 0618658963 9780618658961 94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788m/130520.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788s/130520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130520.The_Mosquito_Coast 3.69 1147 1982 5 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Thu Mar 13 05:56:56 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 06:26:55 -0700 2008
The story by Paul Theroux is autobiographic. It is a heartbreaking t...more...]]> 44263796 1098783 130520 0618658963 9780618658961 94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788m/130520.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788s/130520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130520.The_Mosquito_Coast 3.69 1147 1982 5 0 false Sun Jan 25 05:06:07 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 05:06:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 75533637 1702158 130520 0618658963 9780618658961 94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788m/130520.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788s/130520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130520.The_Mosquito_Coast 3.69 1147 1982 3 0 false Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 16:31:28 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 16:31:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 8366071 221428 1303501 0395318378 9780395318379 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1303501.The_Mosquito_Coast_A_Novel 3.86 7 1982 4 0 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 28 18:33:27 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 28 18:43:30 -0700 2007 more...]]> 71169660 960927 130520 0618658963 9780618658961 94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788m/130520.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788s/130520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130520.The_Mosquito_Coast 3.69 1147 1982 1 0 false Mon Sep 14 08:01:58 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 08:03:45 -0700 2009 49609930 1550530 130520 0618658963 9780618658961 94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788m/130520.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788s/130520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130520.The_Mosquito_Coast 3.69 1147 1982 5 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1989 Tue Mar 17 18:14:37 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 18:18:08 -0700 2009 64155831 1445178 130520 0618658963 9780618658961 94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788m/130520.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788s/130520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130520.The_Mosquito_Coast 3.69 1147 1982 4 0 false Sun Jul 19 18:49:13 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 18:50:28 -0700 2009 38285617 418065 130520 0618658963 9780618658961 94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788m/130520.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788s/130520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130520.The_Mosquito_Coast 3.69 1147 1982 4 0 false Thu Nov 20 22:13:26 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 22:16:11 -0800 2008 32027156 1494910 130520 0618658963 9780618658961 94 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788m/130520.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171993788s/130520.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130520.The_Mosquito_Coast 3.69 1147 1982 3 0 false Thu Sep 04 14:39:12 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 29 14:45:42 -0700 2008
Notes added after finishing:

A very dark fi...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=130520