The Mosquito Coast by Paul Theroux

The Mosquito Coast

Paul Theroux

16 hours • first pub 1981 (editions) user-added

fiction classics travel adventurous reflective slow-paced
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In a breathtaking adventure story, the paranoid and brilliant inventor Allie Fox takes his family to live in the Honduran jungle, determined to build a civilization better than the one they've left. Fleeing from an America he sees as mired in mate...

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Community Reviews

3.68
based on 815 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 90%

dark: 80%

tense: 65%

sad: 30%

challenging: 27%

emotional: 27%

reflective: 22%

mysterious: 12%

funny: 7%

hopeful: 2%

inspiring: 2%

Pace

11% of readers chose fast
57% of readers chose medium
30% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

9% of readers chose Plot
51% of readers chose A mix
36% of readers chose Character
3% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

56% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
67% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

56% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

93% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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