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Summary: Into Thin Air Review
Review: This book is a very good book. It's a little slow in the beginning but about 5 chapters in it really gets going. By the end of the book your left breathless. Every slip every step your waiting in suspense to know whats going to happen next. It's astonishing on how close you feel to the people then next thing you know...well you'll just have to read to find out. I recommend this book to anyone. Sincerely,
Me and myself
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Summary: Too much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I have never read a book quite like this one before! Every chapter was a different time in the past that he would compare his journey to. It was all very confusing when the date and place would change every time like that. To me it was very dull, because about the same information was presented in every chapter. Though, there was a lot of information that was very interesting to know.
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Summary: Wow,what a book!!!
Review: Into Thin Air was an interesting book.In the beginning of the story is was slow but as i read on i couldnt take my eyes off of the pages filled with wonderful words.As a reader when i got further towards the end i felt like i became a part of the story but when...just read it.
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Summary: Pretty good
Review: Into Thin Air was not the best book I've ever read, but is still a good read. Jon Krakauer uses good tone and imagery, and is very descriptive. A good book to read just to pass the time.
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Summary: Into Thin Air
Review: This book was tough to begin reading. I couldn't get past the first 10 pages. There was no need for the useless information given in the first chapter. Once you get into the action, the book gets interesting. Jon Krakauer portrayed a feeling of determination throughout his journey up Everest. It was his lifelong dream and he wasn't about to give it up. Kraukauer proved he had it in him and completed his climb to the summit. In the process, Krakauer did things he would regret and he lost some very close friends. This book reminded me of a time when I didn't think I would be able to complete all of my work for the day, but I kept my determined mind-thought, and I stuck with it, and finished everything. Krakauer's inspiration helped me and I'm sure it will help more people in the future.
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Summary: Excellent book by this author!
Review: Into Thin Air is the first hand accounting of how the summit team that Krakauer was a part of ran into trouble on Mt Everest and the terrible tragedy that unfolded. Read this book! True heroism in the face of terrible adversity.
Also read Krakauer's Into the Wild. THis former OUTSIDE Magazine writer along with fellow alumni Sebastian Junger have taken adventure and travel writing to a whole new level
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Summary: Great book about 1996 disaster on Everest
Review: I got this book as a birthday gift. When I started to read it I was imediately trapped. Jons description of the disaster on Mount Everest in May 1996 is a very fascinating story with some extrodinary people. It is amazing how many disasters and miracles that can occur on a single mountain in one day. After reading this book I wanted more, so I bought "The ultimate high" by Göran Kropp and later also "Left for dead" by Beck Weathers. These books will give you three different views from people who were there on Everest at the same time. They are all good books, but this one is the best of them.
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Summary: Good book
Review: Pretty good book but kind of a hard read for my age. I liked it though.
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Summary: The Mountain That Inspires
Review: Recently I read Jon Krakauer's book Into Thin Air and found it to be one of the most insprational books I have ever read. Krakauer's vivid descriptions and concrete language made it feel as if it was I who was inching up the mountain with labored breathing and dulled wits. I seemed to be able to struggle up the mountain and through the storm with each of the climbers, fighting against all odds to make it to the summit and back to camp through the storm. But not only did Krakauer include this one journey of his climbing companions, but he also described the quests of myriads of men who had gone before him, and how they too were set on fufilling a dream, conquering the unconquerable. Krakauer's stark description of the massive mountain with its cold, unforgiving beauty gives the reader a sense of both wonderment and fear it invokes in those brave enough to climb it. This book transports the unexplainable inspiration and will to survive the climbers felt into its readers. After reading this book, I felt ready to climb a mountain in my own life, whether success or failure.
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Summary: The Path to the Top of the World
Review: Into Thin Air is a compelling and entrapping book that keeps the reader guessing and terrified through the whole book. The book starts off with Jon Krakauer already being at the top of Mount Everest, considered the top of the world, and heading back down for more oxygen. When heading down though one of his friends accidentally messes up his oxygen tank and he has to go down to the second level without oxygen at all. Jon Krakauer starts the book with this beginning event that makes the reader want to know what happens next. This type of story and writing made me read the whole book in one sitting. When I thought I was coming up on a breaking point in the book, another tragedy would seem to happen. Also Jon gives great details about what you should do and what you shouldn't do when climbing Mount Everest. As he is giving his terrifing experience as a Russian guide to the top of Mount Everest, he talks about other events that have happened on the mountain. He tells the story about Goran Kropp biking and climbing Mount Everest on the side as he keeps telling his own struggle up the mountain. I loved how he describes the climb where the reader can feel like he's doing it too. Jon will wipe his goggles or talks about pain that feels like being kicked in the ribs, and these details allow the reader to follow right along in the book. Even though this book wasn't my favorite, I still loved it and would recommend it to any reader who loves an exciting and real life thriller that keeps you flipping the pages till the very end.
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