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Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art
Carl Hoffman
3.46 AVERAGE
88 reviews for:
Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art
Carl Hoffman
3.46 AVERAGE
Was Michael Rockefeller eaten by cannibals or not on an island in Papua New Guinea? Reads like a thriller.
informative
medium-paced
3.5
Very interesting. What stood out most to me were two things: (1) the Western need to see, judge, take things out of context, and then change to become Westernized; and (2) the people of the village continued, 40-50 years later, to maintain their silence.
Very interesting. What stood out most to me were two things: (1) the Western need to see, judge, take things out of context, and then change to become Westernized; and (2) the people of the village continued, 40-50 years later, to maintain their silence.
had no idea about Michael Rockefeller’s disappearance, so the conceit of investigating the mystery, retracing the steps, was interesting. the book became pretty unfocused and repetitive early on, though, and fairly cringey in the perspective/language used at times.
I love me a good cannibalism book, and I've read a few in the genre (if you could call it that) but this really just didn't do it for me. What this book really seems to be is a memoir of the author's time researching Michael Rockefeller, interspersed with chapters of speculation, with some historic reporting here and there.
I also think some simple things, like a glossary and a detailed map would have been immensely helpful in better understanding Asmat and the island as a whole.
I also think some simple things, like a glossary and a detailed map would have been immensely helpful in better understanding Asmat and the island as a whole.
Spoiler
And seriously, he never found out if it was true or not and he ends the book as if Michael's murder was proven beyond a reasonable doubt! Borderline arrogant.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Fascinating. And a good read. Prolly more like a 3.5. There was some background info I’d have loved.
adventurous