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Summary: Read and enjoy as a novel
Review: Don't try and stretch your credibility to read it as a true story. (Walking impossible deserts, meeting bigfoot, etc) Great story none-the-less.
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Summary: An incredible story of human endurance and tragedy.
Review: I found this book an unbelievable account of human endurance and will to live. This book gives an inspirational and quite unbelievable account of a group of persons who escape from a Siberian prison camp during WWII. They literally walk to India covering the Gobi desert and the Himmilayas. It is an unbelievable account of what people will endure to obtain their freedom and life. This book is also another insight into the horrible implications of WWII and Nazi agression that lead to all this. Russian parania and fasist behaviour was also a major force for evil during this period. This story was so powerful and well written that both my wife and I kept asking whether this was really true? Could anyone live through what is claimed? This account is beyond anthing I have ever read of survival and the determination to live. I would be very grateful to hear anthing more of this episode.
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Summary: The Great Book
Review: The courage and determination of Slav and his fellow travellers is awe inspiring. The honesty and goodness shine through in this momentous saga. This tales is up there with the very best of real life 'adventure' stories.
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Summary: Good read, but.....!
Review: If you believe the author, then this is a hell of a story about a hell of an achievement. If it's hokum, then it's not so satisfying a read. The author relates the walk from Siberia to India in a curiously dis-passionate way. The story also lacks excitement & tension. The chapter titles clearly indicate when a member of the party is about to meet his maker. There are no shocks, surprises, serious setbacks, or even villians in the piece. Apart from a little unfriendliness from a wierd European, the group encounter nothing but remarkable kindness & generosity all the way. It's strange! Quite a good read though, but I'm surprised at all the 5 star reviews here.
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Summary: incredable
Review: I read this book when I was in sixth grade and have lived my life,since then,using it as an example as to how difficult life can be.It is a remarkable journey.I hope this book gets circulated someday in the High Schools of our country.
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Summary: An Unforgettable Quest For Freedom
Review: I read this book in 1968. In 30 years, I have never forgotten it. I haven't read it since then but I can remember the loving description of one prisoner as he described how his wife made a cake and how his listeners were nearly driven mad from the want of it. Late 20th century Americans have no clue what deprivation means.
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Summary: One of the top 3 books I've read in my life!
Review: I first listened to this book on cassette tape. I was so taken by the story that I bought the book and read it again. A month after reading the book my work took me to Russia;In Far Eastern Syberia to a place called Kuboka, North of Magadon. The story came to life to me in an indscribable way. This true life human drama of a group of men escaping from a (goolog)prison camp {I got to see such an abandon camp) is nothing short of incredable. The human drama should give every one who reads it a real appreciation for freedom and a real insight to what communism is. This book is a legacy to human spirit, and determination.
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Summary: An unfogettable testament to our powers of endurance
Review: I thought the Norwegian book "We Die Alone" was the ultimate narrative on human endurance. However a friend gave me this book and it has been an inspiration to me for over 20 years. This powerful story take place during the most turbulent years of our century and involves huge sweeps of geography, yet remains a very human and intimate story. After reading it, you will never again feel you have reached your capacity to endure, and you will have a renewed sense of what constitutes human dignity. Definitely one of the best books I have ever read.
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Summary: My all-time favorite book.
Review: I first read this book about 35 years ago, and read it about every 2 years. You come to know the characters and share their trials of a journey on foot to freedom. It is an enduring story of the triumph of human will and spirit.
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Summary: An awesome read!
Review: You will love every page of this intriguing story. Truth is stranger - and infinintely more interesting - than fiction. This book is also not for the faint of heart, however. Although the story is about human suffering, it is also about human spirit and its resiliency. Do not pass this one up.
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