The Serpent and the Rainbow by Wade Davis

The Serpent and the Rainbow

Wade Davis

304 pages first pub 1985 (editions)

nonfiction religion science challenging informative slow-paced
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A scientific investigation and personal adventure story about zombis and the voudoun culture of Haiti by a Harvard scientist. In April 1982, ethnobotanist Wade Davis arrived in Haiti to investigate two documented cases of zombis--people who had re...

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Moods

mysterious 83%
informative 75%
adventurous 70%
reflective 33%
challenging 29%
dark 25%
tense 16%
emotional 4%
funny 4%
inspiring 4%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Average rating

3.81

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