I've just finished State of Wonder by Ann Patchett and I've previously read The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara and enjoyed both. I've also read The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley twice and loved it, so a bit of fantasy or magical realism is cool too. I've also read Rainforest by Michelle Paver but didn't like it, some of the writing was good but the plot and character of Simon were quite meh.
Anything with a sense of a long difficult journey through a foreign city and jungle to reach a hidden tribe or mythical source of something etc. But preferably some kind of tribe.
Any suggestions for similar books largely set in jungles and focused around research or first contact with native tribes? Preferably contemporary, not classic literature.
by BrighterColours