Chargement...

The Adventurer's Son: A Memoir

par Roman Dial

Membres	Critiques	Popularité	Évaluation moyenne	Mentions
254	16	105,092	(3.58)	1
Biography & Autobiography. Family & Relationships. True Crime. Nonfiction. HTML: "A brave and marvelous book. A page-turner that will rip your heart out."�??Jon Krakauer In the tradition of Into the Wild comes an instant classic of outdoor literature, a riveting work of uncommon depth. I'm planning on doing 4 days in the jungle. . . . It should be difficult to get lost forever: These were the haunting last words legendary adventurer Roman Dial received from his son, before the 27-year old disappeared into the jungles of Costa Rica. This is Dial's intensely gripping and deeply moving account of his two-year quest to unravel the mystery of his son's fate. In the predawn hours of July 10, 2014, twenty-seven-year-old Cody Roman Dial, the son of preeminent Alaskan scientist and National Geographic Explorer Roman Dial, walked alone into Corcovado National Park, an untracked rainforest along Costa Rica's remote Pacific Coast that shelters miners, poachers, and drug smugglers. He carried a light backpack and machete. Before he left, he emailed his father: "I am not sure how long it will take me, but I'm planning on doing 4 days in the jungle and a day to walk out. I'll be bounded by a trail to the west and the coast everywhere else, so it should be difficult to get lost forever." They were the last words Dial received from his son. The Adventurer's Son recreates the author's two-year quest to learn the truth about his child's disappearance. Immediately after Cody Roman's planned departure date passed without a word from him, Dial set off for Costa Rica. As he trekked through the dense jungle, interviewing locals and searching for clues�??the authorities suspected murder�??the desperate father was forced to confront the deepest questions about his own life. Roman had raised his son to be fearless, to seek out adventure amid earth's wildest places. Was he ultimately responsible for his son's fate? A harrowing story of drama, adventure, and a father's love for his son, set in the most beautiful and dangerous reaches of the planet, The Adventurer's Son is a mystery, the memoir of a father and his son, and an unforgettable story of love and profound l… (plus d'informations)

tous les utilisateurs

▾Membres

Récemment ajouté par

elizabethmiltimore, Frank2010, lafstaff, IntrovertedFaerie13, EricDowns, jzak15, debkees, hannerwell, hmonkeyreads

▾Mots-clés

▾Recommandations de LibraryThing

▾Listes

Aucun

▾Aimerez-vous ce livre ?

Chargement...

Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre

▾Discussions (À propos des liens)

Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.

» Voir aussi la mention 1

▾Critiques des utilisateurs

date ▼ | votes

Affichage de 1-5 de 16 (suivant | tout afficher)

Accomplished explorer, scientist, and college professor tells his heartbreaking search for his missing son, also an explorer & scientist, in the jungles of Costa Rica. A memoir, he describes his own worldwide adventures, expands to his explorations with his new wife, and then shares the love with their kids. This long build-up feels like a begging for forgiveness. If he hadn’t done all of these things, his son wouldn’t have been an adventurer and gone missing. The search took 2 years dealing with bureaucracy, strong-arm politics, a deadly jungle, & not-quite honest reality tv producers supposedly helping him. If you’re looking for adventure, this isn’t the book for you, and if you just want a true crime novel, this book isn’t for you. It’s a long plea for atonement & confession. It is excellent. I’m also surprised that Costa Rica is quite the tourist destination. Its jungles sound pretty brutal to me. (

)

KarenMonsen | Aug 22, 2023 |

Total page turner. I loved all the adventure travel tales, but the author/dad is a total narcissist and an unlikable narrator. (

)

eringill | Dec 25, 2022 |

Biologist, explorer, and adventurer Roman Dial’s memoir of his search for his son, Cody Roman, age 27, who went missing in the jungles of Costa Rica in 2014. Cody Roman had embarked on a solo trek through Central America, checking in with his dad via email. He had planned to go off trail through the Corcovado rain forest without a (required) guide. When Roman had not heard from his son, he traveled to Costa Rica to find Cody.*

Roman encountered uncooperative officials and stories that his son accompanied a local guide thought to be involved with drugs. The book covers the search, Cody’s youthful experiences growing up in Alaska, and past family trips to exotic locations. It takes readers into remote Costa Rica and the world of drug smugglers and illegal miners, as well as good-hearted locals who tried to help.

Roman and his wife consulted private investigators, investigated tips from psychics, and engaged a “documentary” producer. While the television cameras helped focus attention on the case, they also warped the story into a sensational reality-TV murder mystery. It is a story of frustration and parents doing everything possible to find a missing child.

This book is the story of a family’s crisis. It also portrays their appreciation for the natural world. Roman is candid in this account, admitting to doubts, faults, and feelings of guilt. I had not seen any of the media coverage, so the content was new to me. I found it riveting, moving, and tragic.

*Cody preferred to be called by his middle name, Roman. I am referring to him as Cody just to distinguish him from his father, also called Roman.
(

)

Castlelass | Oct 30, 2022 |

This was quite a story and my heart goes out to the family, but it was very hard not to pass judgement on someone who willingly put themselves into very grave danger. I was angry and annoyed for a dozen different reasons while I read this. (

)

Iudita | Oct 5, 2022 |

Dial's story of his son's disappearance in the Costa Rican jungle, as well as the young man's journey to that point and his own years of frantic searching, is utterly heart wrenching. (

)

mbellucci | Apr 10, 2021 |

date ▼ | votes

Affichage de 1-5 de 16 (suivant | tout afficher)

▾Critiques presse

aucune critique | ajouter une critique

▾Autres auteurs

» Ajouter d'autres auteur(e)s

▾Séries et œuvres liées

▾Prix et distinctions

Prix et récompenses

Goodreads Choice Awards (Nominé – Memoir & Autobiography – 2020)

voir l'historique

▾Partage des connaissances

Vous devez vous identifier pour modifier le Partage des connaissances.

Pour plus d'aide, voir la page Aide sur le Partage des connaissances [en anglais].

Titre canonique

Titre original

Titres alternatifs

Date de première publication

Personnes ou personnages

Lieux importants

Évènements importants

Films connexes

Épigraphe

Dédicace

Premiers mots

Citations

Derniers mots

Notice de désambigüisation

Directeur de publication

Courtes éloges de critiques

Langue d'origine

DDC/MDS canonique

LCC canonique

▾Références

Références à cette œuvre sur des ressources externes.

Wikipédia en anglais

Aucun

▾Descriptions de livres

Biography & Autobiography. Family & Relationships. True Crime. Nonfiction. HTML:

"A brave and marvelous book. A page-turner that will rip your heart out."�??Jon Krakauer

In the tradition of Into the Wild comes an instant classic of outdoor literature, a riveting work of uncommon depth. I'm planning on doing 4 days in the jungle. . . . It should be difficult to get lost forever: These were the haunting last words legendary adventurer Roman Dial received from his son, before the 27-year old disappeared into the jungles of Costa Rica. This is Dial's intensely gripping and deeply moving account of his two-year quest to unravel the mystery of his son's fate.

In the predawn hours of July 10, 2014, twenty-seven-year-old Cody Roman Dial, the son of preeminent Alaskan scientist and National Geographic Explorer Roman Dial, walked alone into Corcovado National Park, an untracked rainforest along Costa Rica's remote Pacific Coast that shelters miners, poachers, and drug smugglers. He carried a light backpack and machete. Before he left, he emailed his father: "I am not sure how long it will take me, but I'm planning on doing 4 days in the jungle and a day to walk out. I'll be bounded by a trail to the west and the coast everywhere else, so it should be difficult to get lost forever."

They were the last words Dial received from his son.

The Adventurer's Son recreates the author's two-year quest to learn the truth about his child's disappearance. Immediately after Cody Roman's planned departure date passed without a word from him, Dial set off for Costa Rica. As he trekked through the dense jungle, interviewing locals and searching for clues�??the authorities suspected murder�??the desperate father was forced to confront the deepest questions about his own life. Roman had raised his son to be fearless, to seek out adventure amid earth's wildest places. Was he ultimately responsible for his son's fate?

A harrowing story of drama, adventure, and a father's love for his son, set in the most beautiful and dangerous reaches of the planet, The Adventurer's Son is a mystery, the memoir of a father and his son, and an unforgettable story of love and profound l

▾Descriptions provenant de bibliothèques

Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque

▾Description selon les utilisateurs de LibraryThing

Description du livre

Résumé sous forme de haïku