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Summary: A good read but...
Review: The three star rating is misleading because it's more in the 3&1/2 range. Anyway, I liked the way Krakauer told the story. Great attention to detail. But on the other hand, I didn't like the book because I just felt like he was laying all of his problems of dealing with what happened on Everest on us.This is one of those books that you'll read and be entertained, but a month later you'll remember it about as well as you would your basic hollywood blockbuster. You remember what went down, but it doesn't matter much.
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Summary: Simply Amazing
Review: This is by far the greatest book I have ever red. Mr. Krakauer did an amazing job putting the reader right on the mountain with him. Because of this book I am now interested in mountain climbing and Mt. Everest
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Summary: A magnet to your hands
Review: you will never put this one down. it is a great book although I read it for school and had to study it, it was a really fun book.
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Summary: ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!!
Review: I am 15 years old and am a Boy Scout. This was my second book by Jon, my first being "Into the Wild." This book was probably the most incredible book I have ever read. This book shows how people actually think while at 25,000 to 29,000 feet. This book will either draw you closer to climbing Everest, or push you farther away (probably the latter being the most acurate!) This is a non-fiction novel that is not boring. It will keep you hooked until the very end! It adds an entirely different twist to climbing Everest, coming from first-hand accounts of the 1996 disaster. This is a definite buy!! I would also recommend seeing the IMAX, "Everest", before reading the book. I did and it helped me visualize each step they took and I also see who some of the characters were he talked about. Great job Jon, keep up the FANTASTIC work.
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Summary: Punishing truth of the Tragedy
Review: I am glad that Jon told the story as honestly as he could. I am even more glad that he defended his story when he was criticized. Few people are strong enough to admit their own mistakes, especially mistakes that get people killed. And families members of those people who made the mistakes will seldom admit the mistakes too - the memories of their loved ones are too precious to be tarnished. By recreating the events of the tragedy, Jon has done everyone a favour by pointing out everyone make mistakes and Mount Everest is not made safer by climbing with experienced climbers.
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Summary: Sometimes the mountain wins.
Review: Jon Krakauer shouldn't blame himself for the tragedy on Everest. He is only one man. All his effort and all his strength-if he had any left-couldn't have saved those people. I hope that he will in time, be able to put it all behind him. As for the book, I felt it jumped back and forth in time too much. I like a book to get to the point and stay there. This book doesn't do that. Krakauer speaks of historical accounts quite often and interjects them between his own account. I find this book difficult to follow at times, for that reason. That does not, however, diminish the story in any way, regarding the tragedy. All who were involved are heros.
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Summary: Into Thin Air : A Personal Account of Jon Krakauer's Ego
Review: Jon Krakauer spends a remarkable amount of this book alluding to the fact that he is a much stronger individual than most of the other paying clients. I was impressed by his original story in outside magazine, this book didn't add much (apart from the fact that the second time around he got his facts straight). Near the end of the book he endlessly whines about the fact that nobody tried to wake him to help with the rescue, despite the fact that he already mentioned that someone tried (and failed) to wake him to help with the rescue. In the end I was surprised that I hadn't really learned any more from reading this book than I had in reading the original story in Outside. It's a good story, if you aren't bothered by Jon's ego trip. I was.
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Summary: Read this book.
Review: This tragic story was re-accounted in a book worth reading. I enjoyed it a lot even though it was depressing. It shows how the people had the courage to go on even after the disaster struck. I think people who read this book know now how dangerous it is and how horrible it can be 29,000 ft. in the air. I reccomend it to everyone.
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Summary: A moving, thrilling, & informative climbing adventure story.
Review: I'm not a climber, and probably never will be. However, I thoroughly enjoyed reading Jon's account of the Everest disaster. The best part of this book was being able to re-live the adventure from beginning to end. The author was very graphic in his descriptions; it was almost like being there except without the cold. I empathize with the author and those who survived (especially Beck--that would be me). Sure, mistakes were made...that's humanity. Extreme sports always carry a risk. Thanks to the author, I can imagine the extreme conditions, physical/mental exhaustion, bitter cold, and a host of other difficulties which these climbers experienced. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: An absolute page turner
Review: This book by jon is just cool. Being a college stud, I don't find much time to read books out of my regulars, but after buying this book, I couldn't just stop reading it till the end, I hope Jon would produce more good books such as this one. Just awesome, good job Jon.
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