“Raffaele is a fun writer who has proved his ability to illuminate the oddness of the world. Maybe it’s time for Smithsonian’s editors to bring him in from the boondocks and set him loose in the USA.” — Peter Carlson, Washington Post (January 8, 2007)
“[A] modern, non-fiction version of Conan Doyle’s The Lost World: a time-warp glimpse into man’s most primordial nightmare; exciting, fantastic, horrific - and a very well-written travel narrative.” — Peter Nichols, author of A Voyage for Madmen
“Swashbuckling…A dark thrill ride to the extremes of behavior… reaches beyond adventure anthropology and achieves a tone of urgent humanity.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Simply fascinating… Raffaele’s book is worth devouring.” — Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers
“Travel writer Raffaele’s adventures in search of real cannibals…Curl up with this book and a nice Chianti.” — New York Post, One of the top 10 picks for Summer Reads