The Lost World : Being an Account of the Recent Amazing Adventures of Professor E. Challenge Book

Can we start with how this book (written in 1912) was based off of the "Friend Zone" ??

"Poor" Edward Malone confesses his love for a girl but she is not interested. She tries telling him nicely, rudely and all ways in between but he just doesn't get it. She could but refuse me, and better be a repulsed lover than an accepted brother So, finally, in a fit to be tied, she makes up some excuse - that he's not adventurous enough for her - that he's not a daring-and-dashing hero. And so, Edward, a journalist, races off to find the craziest adventure he could possibly find.

And boy-oh-boy does he find one hellova adventure.

Edward meets Professor Challenger - an adeptly named adventurer - who just came back from an exhibition. The professor is sprouting a whole host of impossible claims - including that dinosaurs have managed to survive and thrive deep in the jungle.

Edward, the professor and few scientists set off in search for this "Lost World" and discover something far more exciting in the process.

Periodic racism and sexism My instincts are all against a woman being too frank and at her ease with me. It is no compliment to a man. Ahhh.... there's nothing blatantly obvious periodic racism and sexism to wake you up in the morning. Zambo, who is a black Hercules, as willing as any horse, and about as intelligent. From the half-breeds to "their loyal negro" to the literal annihilation of an entire species . . . This book is a "wonder." There are times, young fellah, when every one of us must make a stand for human right and justice, or you never feel clean again. How ironic - considering the first thing they do when they discovered Ape-men was form a posse to slaughter them and sell them into slavery.

Now, if you can ignore all of that - this was a pretty good novel.

It had adventure and mishaps and mayhem. Our meek journalist really finds his stride and absolutely thrives on his journey. If only Sir Arthur Conan Doyle didn't play up the servitude and slaughter all the non-white characters...

Audiobook Comments
Read by Glen McCready - an excellent narrator

The Finer Books Club - 2018 Reading Challenge: A book AJ Rocks has read

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