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Summary: It's not "Into Thin Air" but neither is it boring
Review: This is a good book. Not great; not horrible. Just a good, solid read. Yes, the author does provide some superfluous background material. Yes, the author does tend to jump around some in his narrative. No, the author does not necessarily keep you riveted with sensationalistic prose. However, anyone who can read this book and find either the book itself, or the story for which it serves as a medium, "boring" is apparently the type of reader who tends be dissapointed because there aren't any pictures to look at. This is no "Into Thin Air", but then again not many stories of survival or loss in the wilderness, no matter how interesting, quite carry the epic weight of that ill-fated occurence (and thank god they don't). This author sets out simply to convey the details connected with this particular expedition, much as if he were writing an article for Outside magazine (go figure) and the resulting story is both informative and, for those interested in the subject matter, well worth reading.
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