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Title: Tepui

Subtitle: The Last Expedition

Author: John Oehler

Narrator: Joseph Morton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-29-16

Publisher: John Oehler

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 164 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In 1559, 49 Spaniards exploring a tributary of the Orinoco River reached a sheer-sided, cloud-capped mountain called Tepui Zupay. When they tried to climb it, all but six were slaughtered by Amazons. Or so claimed Friar Sylvestre, the expedition's chronicler. But Sylvestre made many bizarre claims: rivers of blood, plants that lead to gold.

Jerry Pace, a burn-scarred botanist struggling for tenure at UCLA, thinks the friar was delusional. Jerry's best friend, the historian who just acquired Sylvestre's journal, disagrees. He plans to retrace the expedition's footsteps, and wants Jerry to come with him. Jerry refuses, until he spots a stain between the journal's pages - a stain that could only have been left by a plant that died out with the dinosaurs. Now he has to find that plant.

But the Venezuelan wilderness does not forgive intruders. Battered and broken, they reach a remote Catholic orphanage where the old prioress warns of death awaiting any who would venture farther. But an exotic Indian girl leads them on, through piranha-infested rivers and jungles teaming with poisonous plants, to Tepui Zupay - the forbidden mountain no outsider has set eyes on since the Spaniards met their doom.

This is a story about life's surprises - the challenges, risks - and how they transform us. It is also a tale of beauty and the beast.

Members Reviews:

disappointing read

Any additional comments?

I thought the premise of the book was interesting but it became obvious from early on that this was a cheap romance novel type story and not a serious endeavor to tell a multi-layered tale. The characters were shallow, the story ridiculous. I guess if you're willing to suspend belief in all rationality, it works but not for me.

Might be good on an airplane

Story is somewhat childish and never really gets anywhere - other than a sophomoric love story that doesn't have any credibility at least to this reader. It wasn't bad but it wasn't good and the audio version narrator was decent but didn't add anything in the telling. Will check out future books. It be wary before buying.

Like a cheap dime store romance; only worse.......

This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

As a huge fan of other books concerning the Amazon (River of Doubt, The Lost City of Z, etc.), and because of the good reviews, I was looking forward to listening to this book. However, this book is a ridiculous, cheap, romance novel that was painful to finish. The main character of the story is your typical hero who knows everything and saves the day; regardless of his actions or the impossible situation that he is in. I truly wished he would just die so that the story would end! However, (of course) he triumphs and gets the girl and lives happily ever after.....whatever. The only good aspect of this book was the performance of the narrator who read the book very well.If you like the ridiculous mindless, unimaginative, romance-type book; this may be good for you. Otherwise, I would strongly suggest not wasting your time.I am truly baffled as to why this book would ever win any award..........

Has Tepui turned you off from other books in this genre?

no

What does Joseph Morton bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

nothing

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