This was just really interesting, well developed novel. The premise of this book is the following:
Sometimes being on the vanguard of scientific progress thrusts you into the teeth of danger. For Minnesota pharmaceutical researcher Dr. Marina Singh, that means being sent into the remotest region of the Amazon jungle to track down her former mentor. Finding Dr. Annick Swenson promises to be perilous: The last scientist assigned to find her has disappeared too. What follows is the most ambitious novel yet by Bel Canto author Ann Patchett as its adventure story opens into a penetrating study of personalities, loyalties, and ethics.
I don't know if I've ever read a book quite like this, and I'm not sure I will again. I think for some people its possible that they might find this "dry", but I didn't because it was suspenseful and perfectly described that you feel like you are in the Amazon (and that you want to get out). I can't even imagine how it would be to, as a scientist, come into contact with an unknown tribe. And when you find out that this hidden tribe is performing scientific miracles without any manmade tools, it makes it all that more profound. I'm glad I listened and took this book off the "must read" summer list. Thank you CNN!
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