Jun 09 2008
My Favorite Book (Without a Doubt)
It is really hot in Boston. It is even hotter in my apartment. One sure way to beat the heat is to go to an air-conditioned cinema, so off to see the new Indiana Jones movie I went. I can’t commit to whether I liked the movie or not. I thought that it was “ok.” But it did make me want to reread my most favorite book ever:The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey!
Candice Millard writes about the true story of Roosevelt’s expedition to descend an unmapped tributary of the Amazon. It reads like an action adventure movie and seems almost too perfectly scripted. They encounter deadly rapids, murder, Indian attacks, and just about everything else you could imagine. But it is a true story! It would make a great movie, but I don’t know who they should cast as Teddy. Any ideas?
Read more: Amazon, Book Reviews, Theodore Roosevelt, Travel WritingLisa can usually be found staring longingly at the Eastern European shelf at the Globe Corner Bookstore. However, she really wants to go to Colombia.
