
The Mosquito Coast
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Narrated by:
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David Aaron Baker
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By:
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Paul Theroux
Allie Fox is going to re-create the world. Abominating the cops, crooks, junkies and scavengers of modern America, he abandons civilisation and takes the family to live in the Honduran jungle. There his tortured messianic genius keeps them alive, his hoarse tirades harrying them through a diseased and dirty Eden towards unimaginable darkness.
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David Aaron Baker reads beautifully, capturing both the guilelessness and slow dawning of the narrator and the vituperative rants of Father. He reads the latter with a sneering, indignant tone that evokes Jack Nicholson circa Five Easy Pieces, and the former with a gentle, curious voice that brings to mind River Phoenix (who played the son in the film adaptation). The recording is crisp and flawless. Perfect for summer, especially for long walks under the hot sun, as you stroll warily, eyeing the birds overhead.
Riveting Exploration of Madness & Masculinity
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This is a great adventure, if you enjoy the movie-the book is better.
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Love and Fury
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Unlikely. This book is a painful look into family dynamics that would break most of us.
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For anyone who has personally experienced verbal battery, this book will be instantly recognizable. My continuing thought was "Mom, how can you stay and allow this to continue?" Which, of course, is always the question.
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I rate this book as 5 only because of its power - not because it is "good". It is very like being in a continuous train wreck, bruised and bloody.. Or like having a 707 go down in your neighborhood in a ball of fire, and being unable to do anything but watch in horror..
Dreadful in every sense of the word.
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Strong narration
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Beautifully Written
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Fascinating look at genius and madness
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The narration of this novel is outstanding. The voice for the ingenious, but demented Ally is perfect– Yankee intensity. This voyage into the heart of darkness struck me as ingenious, and particularly believable in light of 2025 when all kinds of extremists have bubbled to our surface. The parents’ lack of concern for their children’s safety strains credulity, but Father’s commanding force moves the novel and their lives.
Fascinating and Thought-Provoking
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So depressing
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Great Narator
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