Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home by Nando Parrado

6 reviews

danaslitlist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

I don't typically rate memoirs/biographies because it seems wrong to judge the way in which people recount their own personal, real life stories. However, Nando Parrado is such an incredible writer that I personally have to rate this five stars, not for the content but for the way that this book is written. There were so many instances throughout reading Miracle in the Andes that had me viscerally reacting and not just the moments of pain or horror. In the pages you can feel the resilience and the pure love that radiates from Parrado. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, and Cannibalism

quetzal33's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, and Cursing

Minor: Drug use

kemrick19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Confinement, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death of parent, Gore, Death, and Grief

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, and Mental illness

deebee223's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Gore, and Grief

kailaelders's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.0

A tragically interesting story and insightful perspective by the author who lived through it. The writing is a bit lengthy and repetitive at times but on the whole it kept my interest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Cannibalism

Minor: Confinement

greenteadragon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Confinement