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slimeandslashers 's review for:
The Serpent and the Rainbow
by Wade Davis
Do not confuse this book with the fictional story depicted in The Serpent and the Rainbow film directed by Wes Craven. If you go in expecting a read that closely resembles that movie, you will be disappointed. This is the true story that the film was loosely based on and is not a movie novelization or movie tie-in book.
I personally enjoyed this nonfiction story much more than I thought I would. It is elegantly written; Wade Davis has a very poetic style, which helps when describing the dense and complicated topics that are covered in this book. This could have easily turned out to be a dry and boring read. However, I found it extremely fascinating as well as eye-opening.
Davis probably could have been a bit more concise at times, and I feel like the story ends a little abruptly, but, overall, this is an awesome read. I am glad to have learned much more about a culture I previously knew very little about!
I personally enjoyed this nonfiction story much more than I thought I would. It is elegantly written; Wade Davis has a very poetic style, which helps when describing the dense and complicated topics that are covered in this book. This could have easily turned out to be a dry and boring read. However, I found it extremely fascinating as well as eye-opening.
Davis probably could have been a bit more concise at times, and I feel like the story ends a little abruptly, but, overall, this is an awesome read. I am glad to have learned much more about a culture I previously knew very little about!