The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the AmazonModern · Nonfiction, History, Adventure
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
2009 · 512 pages · Nonfiction
26
Modern
★ 3.90 on Goodreads · 117K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 13 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Baillie Gifford Prize finalist (2009). 3.90★ from 117K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
26Must-Read Score
- Readers28 out of 100 · counts 40%+13
- Critics24 out of 100 · counts 14%+4
- Bestseller25 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+9
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #149 of the 154 history books we rank
- #568 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #1230 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Baillie Gifford Prize finalist (2009)
Reads as
True story, Adventurous
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