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88 reviews for:
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
Some non-fiction authors take a topic I expect to bore me to tears and make it un-put-down-able. (An in-depth look at the politics leading up to World War II? Snooooore. [b:In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin|9938498|In the Garden of Beasts Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin|Erik Larson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327864303s/9938498.jpg|14831761]? Fascinating and fantastic.) Others take a topic with so much promise and run it into the ground. (A previously untouched people, a missing millionaire, CANNIBALISM? Fascinating and fantastic! [b:Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art|18089996|Savage Harvest A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art|Carl Hoffman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1389596192s/18089996.jpg|25337546]? Snooooore.)
Don't get me wrong, most of this book was interesting, particularly the parts breaking apart sociology and early understanding of Other, but it was much too easy to read a paragraph, set this book down, and kinda hope it wouldn't be there when you got back.
Don't get me wrong, most of this book was interesting, particularly the parts breaking apart sociology and early understanding of Other, but it was much too easy to read a paragraph, set this book down, and kinda hope it wouldn't be there when you got back.
Not as gripping as I thought it would be, though interesting in terms of cultural differences.
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
The story itself was interesting, but I don't think it needed to be a book. Three solid stars for the story, but I had to DNF after about 55%. The author goes into the first person, which is fine, and it becomes clear that he is very interested in Michael Rockefeller, likely because his own life and travels mirrors the subject of the book .
However the story itself just isn't worthy of being put into book form, at least for this reader.
However the story itself just isn't worthy of being put into book form, at least for this reader.
Fantastic! I devoured this book, and if it ran 1,000 more pages, I would have been just as engrossed from start to finish.
It was that good!
It was that good!
A fairly interesting read. Nothing conclusive found to confirm the authors hypothesis, but gives a good background of the basic story and a nice overview of this extreme area. Repetitive at times , in particular with the authors opinions of the Rockefeller family and especially his view that Nelson R could and should of done more in the hunt . Quite judgemental as well when considering a grief stricken father's mental state (no matter how much money he had ) and the fact that he had lost his son! Still, worth a read if only for a clearer picture of this strange and unusual place and people.
informative
reflective
fast-paced
When the book began by seemingly solving the mystery in its first chapter, I wasn't sure there was a point to continuing. But I'm glad I did: big, interesting questions of identity and the meaning of civilization and community, with collateral issues about family and clan allegiances. Fascinating. (See also Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart," which I kept thinking of.)
adventurous
dark
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced