#18 in History
The Lost City of Z
- 416
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 2 weeks on the list
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About the book
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon is a nonfiction book by American author David Grann. Published in 2009, the book recounts the activities of the British explorer Percy Fawcett who, in 1925, disappeared with his son in the Amazon rainforest while looking for the ancient "Lost City of Z". In the book, Grann recounts his own journey into the Amazon, by which he discovered new evidence about how Fawcett may have died.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 303 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 67% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the History average of 8.0. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.6 | 18 | 6% |
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 285 | 94% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“I have been a huge fan of this author, and was able to find this book at a thrift store so I decided to dive in. I found out it is his first major book, and the idea of the story drew me in. Unfortunately…”
“David Grann paints a sprawling adventure tale about Percy Fawcett's adventures into the Amazonian jungle. Having disappeared in 1925, along with his son Jack and Jack's best friend Raleigh, Grann investigates the circumstances that led up to that fateful last adventure and attempts to piece…”
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How long is The Lost City of Z?
It has 416 pages — shorter than 62% of the ranked books in History.
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