Review: Rip-roaring romp in the jungle
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 6, 2012
Edwin Stark has written a seriously funny book.  Eduardo has stumbled into a position at a rainforest outpost where he gets the opportunity to skim millions from the mega-corporation, Mucosoft.  All he has to do is survive the local pigmy tribe, a gang of desperado cousins, the fast-approaching road project that will close his window of opportunity, a steamy love affair, and the jungle itself.  Not a problem since he has a gorilla assistant, a maniacal bus-driving hippie, and the beautiful Marina in his corner (at least part of the time).It's quite evident that English is not Mr. Stark's first language, but the odd prepositions, word juxtapositions, and typos lend an additional element of the exotic to his writing, making it seem more authentic.  He effortlessly employs beautiful phrasing and on-the-money descriptions that would be hard to find in most books written by Americans.This book was absolutely delightful from start to finish - wacky, zany, madcap, slapstick, but very creative and imaginative.  A great book!