The Lost City of Z

The Lost City of Z book cover
David Grann
Star Rating
★★★★
Reviewer's Rating
Oct 4, 2024

The Lost City of Z, a nonfiction historical biography, written by David Grann, tells a story of exploring the dense Amazon rainforest. Percy Fawcett, an explorer who wanted to find the “Lost City of Z”, believed that there were indigenous groups of people living in the Amazon and had built a great city. In the forest, Percy must overcome many challenges such as disease carrying mosquitoes, vicious animals, starvation, and exploring uncharted territory. Although he took many of these Amazon trips, he disappeared on his last adventure alongside his son who joined him. It still remains a mystery what happened to them, and many have attempted to find him, but have failed.

I found this book very interesting as it listed many ways of how mother nature could be deadly. I also liked how they included many images in one section of the book to provide visuals. In contrast, the beginning was a bit dry in my opinion and it was more difficult to get through compared to the end. I would generally recommend this book to high schoolers and people who have an interest in mysteries novels or history.

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