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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
Another book I’ve had sat on my shelf for a long time but never got round to reading. But so glad I did pick it up. It was interesting to read and learn about what makes Bear, Bear. The stories about him growing up and his time in the military and his climb up Everest were inspiring and amazing. I love that he is Chief Scout, as I leader in the Girlguiding movement I know what a role model like Bear can do for the younger generation and he is a good role model despite the critics and to me this book just confirms it.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
I read an excerpt from this book online Tuesday morning about a shoot they did for Man vs Wild, which was very interesting. I downloaded it to my Kindle expecting a lot of interesting, behind the scenes stories from shooting the show. However, that's not what it was. While reading about SAS Selection and climbing Everest was certainly interesting, it wasn't the book I was expecting it to be.
This book is amazing. I picked it up from the library because I assumed that an autobiography of Bear would be pretty easy holiday reading. I was right, in so far as I whipped through this book in three days of reading on planes and before bed, but it's not a particularly light and fluffy book. I was amazed at the physicality of the things that Bear has done, but I was also shocked by how self-reflective and well spoken Bear Grylls is. This book is not a piece of high literary style, but it's honest and gripping. You can hear Bear's personality through it and despite the fact that everything in the book could bring someone down or be a place to complain about conditions, Bear's enthusiasm and sheer force of happiness shows through. It made me want to go out and train for the SAS and climb Everest even though I'm not a particularly outdoorsy person. He made the trials in his life seem...rather nonchalant and focused on the experiences of all of them instead of the pain of breaking his back, or the hardship that the SAS makes recruits endure. A really amazing book from a really amazing person. Go Bear!
I haven't read such an inspiring and moving book fair a long time - especially one which was written so humbly and read so true. I highly recommend the book, I now have even more respect for him than I did before.
I was reading the eBook in the Kindle app on my Nexus - there were so many times I wanted to "highlight and share" but couldn't. Thus have gone and bought the print book so I can keep them.
I was reading the eBook in the Kindle app on my Nexus - there were so many times I wanted to "highlight and share" but couldn't. Thus have gone and bought the print book so I can keep them.