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A review by lindsjens
Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams
3.0
3.5 stars because it's a nonfiction book that I actually finished.
This author was really funny and he turned some historical parts that could have been stuffy into entertaining sound bites.
I found this book overwhelming, sometimes, with facts. It felt like it took 15 minutes to digest a page in some places, especially since I don't know very much about Peru or Machu Picchu. It wasn't bad- it was just difficult/time consuming.
The ending was kind of weird to me. It felt like the book should have ended and he suddenly tacked on that he had to go back, like Bingham... but it sounded like Bingham went on several expeditions, so using that as a reason seemed kind of flimsy and made me roll my eyes. You have extra money to do another Machu Picchu expedition? Fine. You really don't need to get super intense Jack on me, buddy.
Then I just had more questions. So, the original guide is there but he's just had open heart surgery? What? I guess that means they're friends now and just doing this hike as a friendly get together type thing because it sounds like there's another guide who specifically does the Inca trail here. Now there are interviews with people? The last part of the book felt like a hazy disjointed jumble. (I was also taking Tylenol 3 when I read it, so my criticism isn't 100% legit.)
Also, every time the first guide, John, would talk about how it was all connected and it all meant something but he sort of just left it open to what, I instantly thought about:
This author was really funny and he turned some historical parts that could have been stuffy into entertaining sound bites.
I found this book overwhelming, sometimes, with facts. It felt like it took 15 minutes to digest a page in some places, especially since I don't know very much about Peru or Machu Picchu. It wasn't bad- it was just difficult/time consuming.
The ending was kind of weird to me. It felt like the book should have ended and he suddenly tacked on that he had to go back, like Bingham... but it sounded like Bingham went on several expeditions, so using that as a reason seemed kind of flimsy and made me roll my eyes. You have extra money to do another Machu Picchu expedition? Fine. You really don't need to get super intense Jack on me, buddy.
Then I just had more questions. So, the original guide is there but he's just had open heart surgery? What? I guess that means they're friends now and just doing this hike as a friendly get together type thing because it sounds like there's another guide who specifically does the Inca trail here. Now there are interviews with people? The last part of the book felt like a hazy disjointed jumble. (I was also taking Tylenol 3 when I read it, so my criticism isn't 100% legit.)
Also, every time the first guide, John, would talk about how it was all connected and it all meant something but he sort of just left it open to what, I instantly thought about: