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Book Review of The Mosquito Coast

The Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast
Author: Paul Theroux
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 4


An idealistic & inspiring father & husband (but who is also fanatical & domineering in his own way) takes his young family to the jungle coast of central America to build their own paradise, away from his perceived debilitations of civilizations. But instead of taking his family on a grand adventure in search of the good life, he plunges them into a brutal struggle for mere survival. Sometimes hilarious but ever increasingly terrifying, Theroux spins a tale that is hard to put down.