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So much about The Five Lost Days appeals to my adventurous side. Taking place in Belize, a small Latin American country I long to see, it focuses on Michael Burns, a documentary film director who takes his crew to the jungles to film a “curandero”. Curanderos are a sort of Mayan medicine man, close to extinction. Their focus on herbs and medicinal plants only heightened my fascination with the book.
Kelly, an American who lives in the jungle with distant pot-smoking rebel husband Frank, works for an American pharmaceutical company. She was sent to Belize ten years previous to study the healing plants; in her love for the jungle and a deep affection for the elderly curandero, she stays on much longer than she’d originally intended.
As Burns soon finds out, the five days he’s scheduled to film are considered in Mayan tradition to be The Five Lost Days – an evil time Mayans of the old ways see fit to stay home and wait out in fear But the show must go on… if Burns can help it.
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this book sounds different than anything i have read before.
I would love to read this book! Sounds intriguing, and I love the setting. It’s an area of the world that I’m really not familiar with and yet seems so wild & natural!
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Would love to learn more about the Mayan culture.
What a very intriguing book! I like the country and the setting of the story line. It would be fun to learn about the Five Lost Days of the Mayan culture! Please enter my name in your book drawing.
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I would like to read this book.
Thanks for the chance.
Looks like a great read…thanks for the contest.
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I subscribe. I could use a good read!
I can’t imagine what living in a
jungle would be like. So it would
be interesting to see what the
writer thinks a couple would live
with what problems in that setting.
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I read a lot, and would like to take a peek at this. Thank you!
Sounds so interesting.
Here is my mushy monday entry.
Wonder how many days I have lost?
Monday, March 16th entry
Please accept this as my entry for March 16, 2009… Thank you!
I’d love to win. I love to read. Thanks for the contest.
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I would like to read the book because it takes place in the jungle. That is really interesting to me. Please enter me, and thanks.
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Sounds like a good read.
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Looks like a great read…thank you.
Tuesday entry, please.
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Hoping to read this in the futuure.
Whats not to like. You had me at distant pot smoking husband
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Adventure in an exotic country-
sounds terrific!
My Wed. entry, if you would be so kind.
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I love adventure books set in exotic locations. One of the best books I ever read was “Into the Wild”.
If you have not read it, run and get yourself a copy.
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i’m always looking for the next good book to take on the metro!
Would love to read this!
In general, I like thrillers; however, in particular, I am totally interested in other cultures, especially ancient cultures, so this book seems as though it will be right up my alley.
I subscribe – could do with another addition to my library
Please accept this as my entry for March 18, 2009… Thank you!
I’m always looking for a good book to read! I am always fascinated by other culture’s ideas relating to medicine men and healthcare since I’m a registered nurse.
Here is my wacky wednesday entry.