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Flores Girl: The Children God Forgot [Kindle Edition]

Erik John Bertel
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Two scientists, Sarah and Richard discover the existence of a living human ancestor, Homo floresiensis on an isolated tropical island. These small hobbit-like creatures are not the hobbits of JRR Tolkien's stories but a small tribe of prehistoric people called the Ebu Gogo living in seeming isolation for nearly a half million years on the Indonesian island of Irmã Flores. In their unrelenting quest for knowledge, Sarah and Richard unintentionally expose these innocents to the onslaught of the modern world including corporate raiders, Indonesian pirates (sorry, no Johnny Depp types!) and religious zealots. Moreover, while struggling with the magnitude of their find, Sarah and Richard are forced to reconcile their own, very different personalities. In the process of discovery and befriending these ancient people, Sarah and Richard rediscover their own humanity and the opportunity to find true love.

The novel begins with Sarah finding herself clinging for life aboard a small boat that is being tossed about by a tempest in the Flores Sea. Sarah is an attractive young lady and a leading authority on the study of the great apes but she is questioning her own sanity for having taken this journey. This is one of many trips Sarah has made to assist her mentor but this trip takes wrong turn when the boat's engine dies and forcing her and her guides to seek shelter on a small, uncharted island in the Flores Sea.

As the guides repair the motor of their stranded boat, Sarah wanders off from the beach, heading to the woods to observe the local bird population. While she is sitting in the woods she suddenly feels as if she is being watched. Sarah is not easily scared, since she has spent many days alone in the wild while observing her beloved chimps and gorillas. But this experience is entirely different to her and she begins to feels a strange presence closing in about her. Then she actually hears the presence! Strange human-like voices, much like the mumbling's of the damned, begin to fill her ears coming from all directions. Sarah is terrified and paralyzed with fear as they begin to surround her. In the distance Sarah can hear the guides frantically searching for her but it is too late for rescue...

Warning! This adventure/science fiction novel contains contemporary language, numerous naked Ebu Gogo, some sexual situations, depictions of drug use and humor that some might find to be a bit raw. Moreover, this is an adult book filled with violence and is definitely not recommended for young children. Also keep in mind, this book has a complete disdain for almost all authority figures.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 600 KB
  • Print Length: 416 pages
  • Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
  • Publisher: Millennium Writing; Version 1b edition (December 31, 2008)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B001UE6MDY
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read, March 8, 2009
This review is from: Flores Girl: The Children God Forgot (Kindle Edition)
After having had the pleasure of reading Flores Girl, I must say that the story, while seemingly complex, is also extremely profound. Sequentially, several clues are discovered on this island and basically trigger certain events integral to the novel. What are they? Where did they come from? What do they do? These are all questions one asks oneself while the story develops. And is it develops you are asked to embark on a journey with the main characters to find his/her own way in life. Each individual reader will have to decide what it means to them. Any way one decides to answer these questions results in profound solutions. Experience it yourself for more clarification. The end result is quite chilling, no matter what your personal solution. I highly recommend this book to all lovers of fantasy and fiction!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Great Story Idea, Complete Lack of Editing, December 18, 2011
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Flores Girl: The Children God Forgot reads like a rough draft. THe idea could have developed into an awesome story, but the writer did not bother to edit it at all. Random shifts between present and past tense, characters that not only change their dialects but also their personalities and characters with absolutely no chemisty detectable by the reader fall in love. Also, there's a ton of backstory that doesn't relate to the story at all.

ALthough I was looking forward to reading about "Flores Girl", I could not get into the story. It starts off dragging. Then the author is obviously trying to build chemisty between the main characters and though none develops, it continues anyway - can't really call that a spoiler since as soon as the reader meets the characters it is immediately obvious to even the most casual observer that they are going to be forced into a chessy harlequin type romance.

The author obviously has a very creative mind and I sincerely hope that he takes some writing classes, reads some trade mags, takes time to proof read his work and gets a good editor.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!, May 11, 2010
This review is from: Flores Girl: The Children God Forgot (Kindle Edition)
I first discovered this novel as a podcast and was quickly drawn into the story. I was delighted to find it as a print version for the Kindle. It is a fascinating book. I enjoy books with forensic and palaeoanthropological themes and this one did not disappoint. Highly recommended. :)
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