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The Mosquito Coast

Paul Theroux

Start date: September 15, 2015

Finish date: October 15, 2015

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Sep 29, 2013 Wes F rated it really liked it

Have been meaning to read this older Theroux novel for some time and finally got around to it--and thoroughly enjoyed it! Excellent read, with engaging characters. Very good writing, as usual, by Theroux, who is one of my favorite travel writers. The perspective in this novel comes from the oldest son in the family with the dad who rails against the vacuousness of life in the US and who sees the Fall of the West coming, thus moving his family to the jungles of Honduras. Things don't go so well t ...more

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Jul 19, 2018 Colleen Chi-Girl rated it really liked it

Shelves: travel

I enjoy his writing - this was my 2nd book by Theroux. If you love to travel and/or learn about other countries, read him!

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Dec 30, 2011 Crystal rated it it was amazing

whoa. good but bizarre read.

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Apr 22, 2015 Jenny rated it it was ok

Shelves: fiction, contemporary, around-the-world-80-books, summer-2015, male-authors, set-in-south-central-america

2.5....Maybe I just had too high of hopes for it but I was kind of let down. The only character that wasn't flat was the father and while he was really quite unlikable I did like that he at least had some character, the others were boring and flat in my mind.

Was really excited about Theroux, will def. try some more of his stuff though before giving up on him. ...more

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Jan 18, 2018 Pam rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-star-favorites, 2018

So many times while reading this book, I would look up and be startled to find myself in my own house. Some books treat you like a spectator, some books draw you in, this one gobbled me up.

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