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A review by akamm
The Adventurer's Son: A Memoir by Roman Dial
5.0
I read this book because it was highly anticipated by one of my book podcasts. It did not disappoint!
I had not heard of this story before and I'm glad that my first experience with it was through the words of Roman Dial (the man whose son disappeared in Costa Rica). This book was deeply personal and authentic.
I enjoyed the adventure tales of the Dial family. They both frightened me and made me yearn for more outdoor adventures of my own. This book also does a great job of detailing how dangerous adventuring can be and the consequences of it. And how humans can't control nature -- sometimes things just happen.
The chapters were short which made it easy to get through and family photos are sprinkled throughout which adds to the reality of the situation.
The hardest part of this book is that it contained a lot of names of people and places.i got a little lost. I understand that Dial wanted to honor those who helped in the investigation, but some parts of the book felt very "we went to (place) with (person) then went to (this other place) etc" -- almost just like a list of all the things they did in quick succession.
Overall, this was an engaging and personal story and I'm glad I read it. Would recommend if you like true-crime/thrillers or outdoor adventuring.
I had not heard of this story before and I'm glad that my first experience with it was through the words of Roman Dial (the man whose son disappeared in Costa Rica). This book was deeply personal and authentic.
I enjoyed the adventure tales of the Dial family. They both frightened me and made me yearn for more outdoor adventures of my own. This book also does a great job of detailing how dangerous adventuring can be and the consequences of it. And how humans can't control nature -- sometimes things just happen.
The chapters were short which made it easy to get through and family photos are sprinkled throughout which adds to the reality of the situation.
The hardest part of this book is that it contained a lot of names of people and places.i got a little lost. I understand that Dial wanted to honor those who helped in the investigation, but some parts of the book felt very "we went to (place) with (person) then went to (this other place) etc" -- almost just like a list of all the things they did in quick succession.
Overall, this was an engaging and personal story and I'm glad I read it. Would recommend if you like true-crime/thrillers or outdoor adventuring.