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Almost Adam Author: In a forgotten corner of a country torn by violence, American anthropologist Ken Lauder is about to make a discovery that will challenge everything we've ever believed about the ascent of humankind: a boy who should not exist...a race that defies all logic...inhabiting a secret world of wonder, splendor and peril, a world that cannot be... — ... more »
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2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This story was a refreshing departure from what I normally read. It is fiction presented as a mini study in paleoanthropology set in the Rift Valley of Africa. The premise for the story is a portion of the Rift Valley
that has gone undisturbed and unchanged for more than three million years and is presented as a transition in the evolution of our species. It contains all the bad guys you could possibly want plus the good guys, greed, corruption, political chicanery, and academic arrogance. All in all a good heavy read considering the subject.
that has gone undisturbed and unchanged for more than three million years and is presented as a transition in the evolution of our species. It contains all the bad guys you could possibly want plus the good guys, greed, corruption, political chicanery, and academic arrogance. All in all a good heavy read considering the subject.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Great book! I highly reccommend it.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I could not get into this novel. I did not appreciate the writing style. I am sure others will, but it was not for me.
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- Literature & Fiction >> Genre Fiction >> Action & Adventure
- Mystery, Thriller & Suspense >> Thrillers >> General