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Eden Undone: A True Story of Sex, Murder, and Utopia at the Dawn of World War II
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This book (and everyone in it) is BONKERS. Abbott Kahler is one of my favorites and her newest book, Eden Undone, does not disappoint.
There is one major problem, though. I don't want to ruin this for you. I went in almost completely blind about the story. I think it's the best way to approach this. Here is what you need to know. Various people decide to try and create isolated lives with their significant others on a deserted Galapagos island. In order not to spoil anything specific, but to also explain just how bonkers the story is, I'd like to provide a list. The following things are in this book:
1. Spouse swapping
2. Hitler
3. Volcanic eruptions
4. Murderous cows
5. Actual murder....maybe?
6. Drownings
7. Shipwrecks
8. Nudity. So much nudity.
9. Sex, duh.
10. Bad philosophy
That's not even all of it. A story like this in the hands of a pro like Kahler is a guaranteed page turner. I shall say no more. I want you to end up on the edge of your seat like I was.
(This book was provided as an advance copy by Netgalley and Crown Publishing.)
There is one major problem, though. I don't want to ruin this for you. I went in almost completely blind about the story. I think it's the best way to approach this. Here is what you need to know. Various people decide to try and create isolated lives with their significant others on a deserted Galapagos island. In order not to spoil anything specific, but to also explain just how bonkers the story is, I'd like to provide a list. The following things are in this book:
1. Spouse swapping
2. Hitler
3. Volcanic eruptions
4. Murderous cows
5. Actual murder....maybe?
6. Drownings
7. Shipwrecks
8. Nudity. So much nudity.
9. Sex, duh.
10. Bad philosophy
That's not even all of it. A story like this in the hands of a pro like Kahler is a guaranteed page turner. I shall say no more. I want you to end up on the edge of your seat like I was.
(This book was provided as an advance copy by Netgalley and Crown Publishing.)
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Jul 01, 2024 04:19PM
I must admit "So what was going on in the Galápagos during World War II?" was not a question that had ever occurred to me before.
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Josh wrote: "I must admit "So what was going on in the Galápagos during World War II?" was not a question that had ever occurred to me before."Me either! Turns out it was crazytown....
Argh - I want to get my hands on this but I think NetGalley has excluded NZ again! I passed Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy on to my father - he’s loving it too - and it reminded me what a great author she is!
Christy wrote: "Argh - I want to get my hands on this but I think NetGalley has excluded NZ again! I passed Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy on to my father - he’s loving it too - and it reminded me what a great auth..."Oh....I'll message you.
