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Jungle
- A Harrowing True Story of Adventure and Survival
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
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Summary
With foreword by Daniel Radcliffe.
I heard the rustle again, too close and too real to ignore. I clutched the flashlight, stuck my head out of the mosquito net...and found myself face-to-face with a jaguar.
Four travellers meet in Bolivia and set off into the Amazon rainforest on an expedition to find a hidden tribe and explore places tourists only dream of seeing. But what begins as the adventure of a lifetime quickly becomes a struggle for survival when they get lost in the wilds of the jungle.
The group splits up after disagreements, and Yossi and his friend try to find their own way back without a guide. But when a terrible rafting accident separates them, Yossi is forced to survive for weeks alone in one of the most unpredictable environments on the planet.
Stranded without a knife, map or survival training, he must improvise shelter and forage for wild fruit to survive. As his skin begins to rot from his feet during raging storms and he loses all sense of direction, he wonders if he will make it back alive. It's a story of friendship and of the teachings of the forest, and a terrifying true account that you won't be able to put down.
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- Stacey croucher
- 06-09-20
Pleasantly surprised
I accidentally came across this book and was pleasantly surprised.
sometimes the reader's character voices annoyed me but the story was interesting. It gripped me and kept me listening, keen to find out how the story unfolded.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-02-24
Gripping
The narrator did an incredible job voicing each character and there was never an uninteresting chapter.
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- Liam goff
- 15-04-24
The whole book
The Best thing that I’ve ever read or listened to. Amazing from start to finish.
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- JOhn
- 09-05-18
Touching the Void in the Jungle
Well written and well read. Vivid and believable, although hard to imagine he could remember everything in such detail. I expect to have nightmares.
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- GAVIN B.
- 17-06-19
Reasonable story; Protagonist Arrogant
Reasonable story, Protagonist a Little arrogant.
The story was fairly interesting and it was narrated very well.
Quite a fun story and would appeal to people who have done the whole backpacking thing.
The main problem being it was hard to get behind the protagonistic.
He made a stupid mistake and came across as a Little arrogant, although this is perhaps unfair as he was Young. He assumed “someone was looking out for him” and never said what a naive fool he had been.
Events occurred over 40 years ago and times were different than, certainly from an ecological point of view. It was a Little uncomfortable how he got excited about killing Pumas for financial gain. Likewise, his indifference to the treatment of dogs didn`t ingratiate him to the reader.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-06-17
Unbelievable story
Fantastic detail of an amazing adventure. Kept me on the edge of my seat. Good read.
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- Damian Rees
- 24-07-21
Squeezing worms out your head
Great story of survival and will to keep going. Finished this book way too quickly it was a page turner as such. Well done Yossi and poignant words at the end about walking towards fear.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-10-21
amazing kevin
human tragedy at its very best and told in such a great way, definitely one to savour
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-11-20
Harrowing
I'm glad I went into this not knowing much because I think if someone had gave me a quick run down on it I just would've believed the majority of it was made up. Loved every minute of it and was pleasantly surprised to find that the first half of the book is just pre-survival chapters letting us get to know everyone and how grave there situation could and does become. My only issue with the book was Mark Meadows narration, his accents and different voices for each person were done well but anytime there is tension I can't help but feel his voice makes things melodramatic, just not conveying any real urgency or panic. Immediately after finishing the book I watched the 2017 movie of the same name and it was okay, was surprised so see some of the more harrowing parts of the book removed for the movie though. The book is ofcourse the obvious way to experience this story and I highly recommend it.
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- George
- 10-08-22
Gr8 book get it
Really enjoyable book stayed up all night listening to it couldnt recommend it enough.
Great voice acting too
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