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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
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Não sou capaz de avaliar a experiência de vida de alguém (já pensou: tu quase morreu no Everest, 4 estrelas), então não vou dar estrelas para esse livro. Também não julgo quem quer subir o Everest, tenho certeza que muita gente acha desperdício ler ou comprar livro, os milionários sentem adrenalina escalando o Everest? Bom pra eles*.
De qualquer forma, vou dizer que recomendo sim a leitura. O autor escreve bem, e referente ao acidente, ele dá algumas possibilidades de causa. Como cria do "Avião e Música", eu diria que foram "elos na corrente" que se juntaram e causaram a morte desses alpinistas, e o Krakauer não se exime da sua parcela (mas acho que ele exagerou um pouco em como ele afetou tudo). O texto é bem descritivo e faz a gente conhecer quem eram as pessoas envolvidas, dos instrutores aos guias locais. O Rob Hall, mais especificamente, parecia ser uma pessoa focada em conduzir todos ao topo e trazer de volta em segurança, além de ter extremo respeito pelos Sherpa. Pelo quesito textual, eu avaliaria o livro como 4,5.
Ontem eu vi o filme, e senti que o filme colocou os turistas como fazedores de tudo, sendo que o livro ressalta o tempo todo que os Sherpas fazem tudo. O livro ressalta que uma das causas para as mortes foi a confusão mental causada pela anoxia, que fez um das vitimas achar que tanques de oxigênio estavam vazios, quando era o oposto. No filme, dá a entender que os tanques estavam vazios, então recomendo ler o livro para ter um entendimento mais perto do que houve, caso haja esse interesse (porque o filme entretém).
*claro que acho que os Sherpa deveriam receber pagamento melhor e o devido valor, e que deveria haver preocupação em não tornar o Everest um lixão, nesse ponto, critico mesmo.
De qualquer forma, vou dizer que recomendo sim a leitura. O autor escreve bem, e referente ao acidente, ele dá algumas possibilidades de causa. Como cria do "Avião e Música", eu diria que foram "elos na corrente" que se juntaram e causaram a morte desses alpinistas, e o Krakauer não se exime da sua parcela (mas acho que ele exagerou um pouco em como ele afetou tudo). O texto é bem descritivo e faz a gente conhecer quem eram as pessoas envolvidas, dos instrutores aos guias locais. O Rob Hall, mais especificamente, parecia ser uma pessoa focada em conduzir todos ao topo e trazer de volta em segurança, além de ter extremo respeito pelos Sherpa. Pelo quesito textual, eu avaliaria o livro como 4,5.
Ontem eu vi o filme, e senti que o filme colocou os turistas como fazedores de tudo, sendo que o livro ressalta o tempo todo que os Sherpas fazem tudo. O livro ressalta que uma das causas para as mortes foi a confusão mental causada pela anoxia, que fez um das vitimas achar que tanques de oxigênio estavam vazios, quando era o oposto. No filme, dá a entender que os tanques estavam vazios, então recomendo ler o livro para ter um entendimento mais perto do que houve, caso haja esse interesse (porque o filme entretém).
*claro que acho que os Sherpa deveriam receber pagamento melhor e o devido valor, e que deveria haver preocupação em não tornar o Everest um lixão, nesse ponto, critico mesmo.
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Krakauer is always a gripping and a thrilling read.
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A reread from 5 years ago. Still as gripping as it was the first time. I thought the narrator got this audiobook was quite good - this may be a rare book that I enjoy equally in print and audio.
I've read horror stories about how overcrowded Everest has become with people not qualified to climb the mountain. This really highlights some of the things that can go wrong, and how many lives can be lost.
Haunting. It's incredible what Krakauer was able to do with this book. First you're learning so much about the mountain and it's history, and almost with out warning you're enveloped in gruesome details of his own night mare climb, then right back into history before again being bombarded by the ever escalating horror of that climb.
I learned an amazing amount, I squirmed a lot, and I was disgusted a lot, for many reasons. Krakauer does a good job of being a reporter and a survivor and not hiding from any truths, even when they paint him out to be particularly awful.
I thought I could handle every thing he was throwing at me, until page 267.
I don't think I'll ever forget the events and descriptions on page 267.
Truly a land mark achievement in non-fiction narratives. I loved and hated it equally for all the right reasons.
I learned an amazing amount, I squirmed a lot, and I was disgusted a lot, for many reasons. Krakauer does a good job of being a reporter and a survivor and not hiding from any truths, even when they paint him out to be particularly awful.
I thought I could handle every thing he was throwing at me, until page 267.
I don't think I'll ever forget the events and descriptions on page 267.
Truly a land mark achievement in non-fiction narratives. I loved and hated it equally for all the right reasons.
I liked the writing and the structure, and I realize all the author can do is put down his thoughts and memories of the experience, which is necessarily heavily solipsistic due to the conditions weathered and lives lost. But the most interesting thing about it to me is how little I actually cared about any of the people involved.
I think part of this is to show just how much of an arrogant ass you need to be to attempt the climb, let alone do so without adequate preparation. Every one of them at one point or another put themselves and others in peril and some of the mistakes were costly, some were mortal. It is utterly baffling why people who go do this thing to me, and it’s overwhelmingly affluent rich people doing it. By all means rich people, go die on a mountain. I just feel bad that the fools put other people in damaged, such as the poorly paid actual indigenous people.
How could it not be resoundingly from a western perspective and mixed with grief and memory from the author, one of the most personal pieces of nonfiction I’ve read, especially of a disaster. I think to knock it for that, especially since in the well narrated audiobook, the author outright admits as much and cites people who wrote in criticizing his initial piece, is pretty disingenuous. So, it certainly exceeded my expectations. Even as it remains probably one of the most frustrating things I’ve ever read. It’s not at all hard to believe that these things happened. As the author states: It wasn’t even a year when more people died than normal.
Why would you go someplace you know you won’t think properly, saddle up untrained, unskilled climbers for a life threatening expedition? Oh, money, of course.
I think part of this is to show just how much of an arrogant ass you need to be to attempt the climb, let alone do so without adequate preparation. Every one of them at one point or another put themselves and others in peril and some of the mistakes were costly, some were mortal. It is utterly baffling why people who go do this thing to me, and it’s overwhelmingly affluent rich people doing it. By all means rich people, go die on a mountain. I just feel bad that the fools put other people in damaged, such as the poorly paid actual indigenous people.
How could it not be resoundingly from a western perspective and mixed with grief and memory from the author, one of the most personal pieces of nonfiction I’ve read, especially of a disaster. I think to knock it for that, especially since in the well narrated audiobook, the author outright admits as much and cites people who wrote in criticizing his initial piece, is pretty disingenuous. So, it certainly exceeded my expectations. Even as it remains probably one of the most frustrating things I’ve ever read. It’s not at all hard to believe that these things happened. As the author states: It wasn’t even a year when more people died than normal.
Why would you go someplace you know you won’t think properly, saddle up untrained, unskilled climbers for a life threatening expedition? Oh, money, of course.
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Loved it. Action packed, well told. Can't wait to read his other stuff!