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The Dolphin People
The Dolphin People: A Novel | Torsten Krol
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Shortly after the end of WWII, sixteen-year-old Erich Linden and his family have fled Germany and joined Erich's uncle, Klaus, in Venezuela, where they will begin a new life. But, en route to Klaus's outpost further inland, they encounter a storm and their plane crashes in the middle of the jungle. Stranded deep within Amazonia with no hope of rescue, they are discovered by the Yayomi, a violent and superstitious Stone Age tribe. The Yayomi believe the strangelooking foreigners are freshwater dolphins in human formand the Lindens believe that as long as they can keep up the bizarre ruse they'll be safe. But the jungle is a dark, mysterious place, and no place for a family of sham dolphin-people who are ultimately left with only two choices: to escape or to die trying.
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MelHopton
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*OLD REVIEW* This is about a family whose plane crashed in the jungle. The youngest brother is hermaphroditic, the stepdad is a doctor. There is a brutal climax - the mum gets eaten by pirhanas while she is on her period. The tribespeople think the family are 'dolphins'. I think the remaining brother escapes. Great story, quite brutal but cool.

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I got this book having no idea what it was about, but thought it looked cool. Holy cow, was I in for a shock. I read all 356 pages in one day; I couldn't put it down. There was never a dull moment as Erich Linden discovered this new world and questioned morality. Fair warning that it is very dark and gruesome. It is not for the squeamish. I loved it from an uncle becoming stepdad, hermaphrodite brother, naked Indians, and more.

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