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Eden Undone: A True Story of Sex, Murder and Utopia at the Dawn of World War II
Abbott Kahler, Abbott Kahler
1.0 AVERAGE
1 review for:
Eden Undone: A True Story of Sex, Murder and Utopia at the Dawn of World War II
Abbott Kahler, Abbott Kahler
1.0 AVERAGE
tkayaeve's review
1.0
I’m not sure this should have even been written since it’s nothing but contradictions. You don’t know what is true, if anything. The author constantly tells one version but then says the other person involved has letters or journals that tell a totally different story & proceeds to tell us that version. This happens the entire book. Like what was the point of this then.
It’s basically a story of several separate peoples madness, or they eventually become mad while living on the island, with one psychopath, and they all abuse animals in dozens of ways and we are repeatedly told about it throughout the book.
So, yeah, none of the characters are likable, and it’s very aggravating to read, and then it makes no sense that they want to live on this island to escape society, but somehow they all write to the same millionaire (who comes to the island occasionally with scientists to steal the native animals to experiment on) with a wish list of things they need and he brings it. Like how did you think you were going to survive on an island in the 1930’s if this rando is not bringing you milk for your baby? It’s just weird and nonsensical.
I wanted to stop reading this so many times. I wish I had. I was hoping this would be interesting & I would learn a lot, like The Wager, but this was rough. I need a palate cleanser.
It’s basically a story of several separate peoples madness, or they eventually become mad while living on the island, with one psychopath, and they all abuse animals in dozens of ways and we are repeatedly told about it throughout the book.
So, yeah, none of the characters are likable, and it’s very aggravating to read, and then it makes no sense that they want to live on this island to escape society, but somehow they all write to the same millionaire (who comes to the island occasionally with scientists to steal the native animals to experiment on) with a wish list of things they need and he brings it. Like how did you think you were going to survive on an island in the 1930’s if this rando is not bringing you milk for your baby? It’s just weird and nonsensical.
I wanted to stop reading this so many times. I wish I had. I was hoping this would be interesting & I would learn a lot, like The Wager, but this was rough. I need a palate cleanser.