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jgurniak's review against another edition
5.0
The exciting conclusion to a trilogy about the youngest group of hikers to climb mount everest.
sidneyellwood's review against another edition
4.0
I thoroughly enjoyed rereading this series. It was a nostalgic trip back and it definitely holds up, but in different ways. Still, I'm happy I reread it; maybe it will sate my Everest deep dive for a while? This book is where Things Get Real, as a storm kicks in high on top of the mountain and half the people there are kids. Everest is a deadly mountain, and this book proves it.
I know this would never happen as it's a kid's book, but I would have been really interested to see what happened after the series ended.
If anyone wants to know more about Everest - and certainly a happier story - there's the story of the youngest person to summit, Jordan Romero, at thirteen years old, so this story is actually frighteningly plausible. He wrote a book about being the youngest to conquer the Seven Summits, which I'll definitely be picking up. And his record is locked in, because climbing permits have an age restriction of 16 on the Nepal side and 18 in China, so there's no chance of anyone younger summiting Everest. The more you know!
I know this would never happen as it's a kid's book, but I would have been really interested to see what happened after the series ended.
If anyone wants to know more about Everest - and certainly a happier story - there's the story of the youngest person to summit, Jordan Romero, at thirteen years old, so this story is actually frighteningly plausible. He wrote a book about being the youngest to conquer the Seven Summits, which I'll definitely be picking up. And his record is locked in, because climbing permits have an age restriction of 16 on the Nepal side and 18 in China, so there's no chance of anyone younger summiting Everest. The more you know!
jerrica's review against another edition
5.0
This trilogy was so good! I can't believe some of my fifth graders read the first one and didn't want to continue it, I HAD to find out what happens at the end. And boy did it not disappoint! I was reacting out loud to all of the twists and turns, breathlessly turning the pages. Gordon Korman deserves all of his book money, he works hard for it.
queenofthesouthernsun's review against another edition
4.0
This was a very satisfactory ending to the series, with all of the characters getting the perfect ending for them. Perry had his moment in the spotlight, and wow did he shine. Tilt had a great character arc in this one, with the motivations built up in the last two books really paying off. I actually felt sympathetic towards him and that was something I didn't think would happen. The last chapter made me nearly tear up, and I could almost hear the inspirational music and camera angles of mountains during the epilogue, which worked in this book's favour. Just a really fun book with some surprising emotional moments.
mon_ique's review against another edition
4.0
This last book was terribly good. Bad good. What happened to.... Was so, so, traumitizing. I have an active imagination, so the death scene was SO vivid and terrifying, I've had nightmares about it and still think about it months later. The writing made you feel like you were the one dying, feeling the warmth that would kill you, the pain and cold slipping away, thinking you'll take a little nap on Mt. Everest, thinking you'll wake up soon or later; but you never will. DEFINITELY NOT FOR THE FAINT AT HEART. I guess this is a good series in the sense that you won't forget them. 4 stars because I was too upset. I couldn't even look back at the other parts of friendship and good times to give it 5 stars. The death(s) overshadowed the happiness. Still love this author.
ifthebook's review against another edition
3.0
These books are, on the surface, pretty simple and straight forward. You take a bunch of kids with serious problems that they're usually hiding, throw them all together and then throw them all into intense natural environments. And then stuff goes down. But nevertheless, I really enjoy these books. I did like this series less than the Island series, but they're still quite good and I've read them each several times.
susie_reads's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
msmouse's review
5.0
I love this book series. I reread it basically every year. It never gets old. I read Korman's [b:Island Boxset|24046|Island Boxset (Island, #1-3)|Gordon Korman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1167519230l/24046._SX50_.jpg|155021][b:Island Boxset|24046|Island Boxset (Island, #1-3)|Gordon Korman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1167519230l/24046._SX50_.jpg|155021] as a kid and it stayed with me vividly for years. One day I was chatting about favourite books with a friend and they mentioned they liked Island, but Everest was better. I was skeptical, but decided to try it. I did not think Island could be topped. I was pleasantly surprised.
Also, I have to say, as a rock climber this makes me want to go climbing so badly every time I read it. I've read a lot of mountaineering books and Korman is well-researched and relatively accurate. There's some bits that are less likely in real life, but that's fiction for you.
Also, I have to say, as a rock climber this makes me want to go climbing so badly every time I read it. I've read a lot of mountaineering books and Korman is well-researched and relatively accurate. There's some bits that are less likely in real life, but that's fiction for you.
tyheronthorn's review against another edition
4.0
I thoroughly enjoyed rereading this series. It was a nostalgic trip back and it definitely holds up, but in different ways. Still, I'm happy I reread it; maybe it will sate my Everest deep dive for a while? This book is where Things Get Real, as a storm kicks in high on top of the mountain and half the people there are kids. Everest is a deadly mountain, and this book proves it.
I know this would never happen as it's a kid's book, but I would have been really interested to see what happened after the series ended.
If anyone wants to know more about Everest - and certainly a happier story - there's the story of the youngest person to summit, Jordan Romero, at thirteen years old, so this story is actually frighteningly plausible. He wrote a book about being the youngest to conquer the Seven Summits, which I'll definitely be picking up. And his record is locked in, because climbing permits have an age restriction of 16 on the Nepal side and 18 in China, so there's no chance of anyone younger summiting Everest. The more you know!
I know this would never happen as it's a kid's book, but I would have been really interested to see what happened after the series ended.
If anyone wants to know more about Everest - and certainly a happier story - there's the story of the youngest person to summit, Jordan Romero, at thirteen years old, so this story is actually frighteningly plausible. He wrote a book about being the youngest to conquer the Seven Summits, which I'll definitely be picking up. And his record is locked in, because climbing permits have an age restriction of 16 on the Nepal side and 18 in China, so there's no chance of anyone younger summiting Everest. The more you know!