City of the Beasts (2002)

I have really liked Allende in the past, but this book seems monumentally unspired in style. Everything is narrated, leaving nothing to the imagination. We are told, unimaginatively, what happens and what is said and what is thought and what happens next. Bleh.

Good premise... young man's mom is sick and has to undergo some hefty treatment, so young man goes to live with Gramma. Gramma just so happens to be an ascerbic, snarky (but warm-hearted (we are told, heavy-handedly)) adventurer about to embark on a trip to remotest jungle in search of a Bigfoot-like creatured rumored to be stomping around killing people.

Sadly, I just didn't care. ( )

Buen libro, real y fantástico, describe algunas tribus indígenas del amazonas. ( )

First in a series. RGG: Fantasy about discovery of a lost tribe and Yeti beasts in the Amazon. The teenage hero and heroine are brave and adventurous. Easier read.

While his mother is ill 15 year old Alex Cold is sent to stay with his grandmother Kate. Kate isn't your normal type of grandmother - she is a reporter who travels the world and is about to join an expedition up the Amazon in the search for a possibly mythical man-like creature.

I enjoyed this YA adventure story, maybe some of the characters are a bit stereotypical - the egotistical professor, the corrupt South American politician for example - but overall this was a fun romp up the Amazon, bringing in some politics and the plight of the Rain Forest and its inhabitants.

This is the first in a trilogy. I won't go out of my way to find the next books but, as this was a pleasant and entertaining way to pass some time, if I do come across them I'll definitely be adding them to my to read collection. ( )

a ok book with some susppense that doesn't bore people to sleep ( )