- Paperback: 252 pages
- Publisher: Aurum Press Ltd; illustrated edition edition (1 Mar 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1854108409
- ISBN-13: 978-1854108401
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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- #52 in Books > Travel & Holiday > Countries & Regions > Central & South America > Bolivia
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Global Adventure
Occasionally tragic and sometimes comic...this is compelling reading that will have you sitting up late into the night.
Times Educational Supplement
Tells the tale with an enthusiasm and honesty that at the same time persuades the reader there's nothing in it.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Im not a particular fan of adventure books, nor am I particular adventurous myself- my back garden is probably the furthest Ive treked with a tent. But still reading this book made me want to pack my bags and head straight out of my garden in to the jungles of Bolivia. It is truly brilliant, funny and vivid piece of writing, from an unknown author who Im sure will become a household name in travel literature!
Plus- he used to teach me!
Plus- he used to teach me!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book mistakenly thinking it was about the Yeti - Ok I didn't read the blurb carefully enough!
What it is about a journey through the Bolivian jungle searching for a rumoured undiscovered large breed of ape or monkey with a group of disparate characters I'm not sure I'd trust to get me across town never mind through an inhospitable jungle.
The author, Simon, a hapless, likeable schoolteacher, his travelling companion Julian with whom he seems to have little in common, Charlie who is so stoned half the time its amazing he doesn't come a real cropper and various Bolivian guides and porters non of whome have actually been to the Madidi before.
Yet the descriptions of their journey and the wildlife they come across bring the jungle environment alive and make me wish I was there suffering rotten feet, insect bites and fish that try to burrow up a mans willy.
Well written and throughly enjoyable.
What it is about a journey through the Bolivian jungle searching for a rumoured undiscovered large breed of ape or monkey with a group of disparate characters I'm not sure I'd trust to get me across town never mind through an inhospitable jungle.
The author, Simon, a hapless, likeable schoolteacher, his travelling companion Julian with whom he seems to have little in common, Charlie who is so stoned half the time its amazing he doesn't come a real cropper and various Bolivian guides and porters non of whome have actually been to the Madidi before.
Yet the descriptions of their journey and the wildlife they come across bring the jungle environment alive and make me wish I was there suffering rotten feet, insect bites and fish that try to burrow up a mans willy.
Well written and throughly enjoyable.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
2 reviews
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Great Adventure Read
6 Nov 2004
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I don't read a great deal of adventure/travel writing, but Simon Chapman's The Monster of the Madidi is a fantastic romp through the jungles of Bolivia. The premise of the trip is a search for the legendary DeLoys' ape, of which we have only a photo from the 1920s and plenty of local accounts of its reality. I won't reveal if Simon found the ape, but the story of the search makes great reading full of log jams, murky jungles, "hostile" locals, inept flight officials, screaming monkeys, hitch hiking Australians, and--well you get the picture. A fun read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Great story
8 Feb 2011
Format:Paperback
The author has an amazing ability to paint the Bolivian jungle for you and put you right there in the middle of the adventure. It's hard to put down.
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