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The Mosquito Coast

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by Paul Theroux

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I'm about a third of the way in. What are we supposed to think of the father figure? I know we wouldn't have a book without him, but, gosh darn...
Jeff B. To me the whole book is a character study on the father. I describe him in my review as "one part Henry David Thoreau, one part Thomas Edison, and one…moreTo me the whole book is a character study on the father. I describe him in my review as "one part Henry David Thoreau, one part Thomas Edison, and one part your average libertarian Ayn Rand-reading MAGA guy. He's brilliant but also a total jerk."(less)
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Is this a true story?
Sinéad No it's not. The author wrote several travel books but this was fiction.…moreNo it's not. The author wrote several travel books but this was fiction.(less)
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