Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

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

7 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

lerginde's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Medical content, Cannibalism, Death, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

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

izzallgood's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

At times, this is an absolute horror. It is often described so plainly, it is a horror in itself, to come face to face with the normalisation of such immense suffering. It is impossible not to reflect whilst reading this. 

It gets a bit slow following the rescue - a fair bit seems unrelated to the story and the message as a whole. But still a gripping and worthwhile read. 

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Content Warnings

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

Photos of dead bodies

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

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