what i'm reading now

Usually, I read a book and then watch the movie. The Mosquito Coast  is an exception.  I saw the movie more than twenty years ago and just got around to reading the book. It's one of the best stories I've ever read. The main character, Alli Fox, is a brainy inventor who takes his family to the Hunduran jungle to get away from the materialistic American way of life. He believes that he can usher in a new civilization using technology. He is gradually taken over by paranoid obsessions. The story is told from the viewpoint of his oldest son who describes his father's decline from respected hero to the demented creature that not only stands in the way of the family's return to America, but exposes his wife and children  to unspeakable dangers.