**
In Mexico, several self-involved young men and women hike to the site of a "fabled archaeological dig" (a mine shaft at the top of hill) and fall prey to a scary vine. Highly thought of horror novel might have been better if the characters, from whose various perspectives this story is told, weren't themselves the titular ruins or the subtext (the creeping decay of modern civilization) were more overt. As it is, this is an unpleasant and terminally frustrating read. Made into a film in 2008.
In Mexico, several self-involved young men and women hike to the site of a "fabled archaeological dig" (a mine shaft at the top of hill) and fall prey to a scary vine. Highly thought of horror novel might have been better if the characters, from whose various perspectives this story is told, weren't themselves the titular ruins or the subtext (the creeping decay of modern civilization) were more overt. As it is, this is an unpleasant and terminally frustrating read. Made into a film in 2008.
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