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A rehash and a rehash

November 6, 2017 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Lost City of Z – 3/5 stars This promised a lot more than it delivered I felt like. This happened for a few different reasons. One, I think it’s a nearly impossible task to write a satisfyingly concluding recounting of a set of explorations that disappeared unless you 100% figure out what happened and find direct evidence, and despite whatever kind of overly positive spin at the end, I just don’t think it was able to do so. Two, not only was most of this […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Non-Fiction Tagged With: David Grann, Josephine Tey, the lost city of z, the singing sands

vel veeter's CBR9 Review No:444 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Non-Fiction · Tags: David Grann, Josephine Tey, the lost city of z, the singing sands ·
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