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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
I wish I could give this 4.5 stars, but goodreads isn’t hip with the times
This book is somewhat In Cold Blood-esque in the sense that it’s relatively dry until you reach the meat and potatoes of the book: the tragedy itself. Although the build-up felt long as I read it, I was grateful for the context when the plot took a turn for the worse. That said, this book may not be for you if you don’t have any remote interest in hiking whatsoever.
Krakauer’s tasteful and in-depth descriptions of each climber do every featured character justice, even those that are painted in a slightly more negative light. His writing style takes a tragic and downright terrifying event into a vivid scene that unravels in front of you as you read. By the end of the book, I felt extreme emotional attachment to many of the characters, and I attribute this powerful connection to Krakauer’s descriptive and impeccable writing style.
This book is certainly not a lighthearted read, and the most shocking aspect is how Krakauer hides the upcoming deaths so well. Climbers that you come to love and cherish, who you cannot even imagine dying, ultimately die and break your heart in the process.
All in all, this book is absolutely incredible–for someone to survive such a terrible tragedy and write such an eloquent book is a rare feat. But don’t read this if you have any remote desire to climb Mount Everest :-)
This book is somewhat In Cold Blood-esque in the sense that it’s relatively dry until you reach the meat and potatoes of the book: the tragedy itself. Although the build-up felt long as I read it, I was grateful for the context when the plot took a turn for the worse. That said, this book may not be for you if you don’t have any remote interest in hiking whatsoever.
Krakauer’s tasteful and in-depth descriptions of each climber do every featured character justice, even those that are painted in a slightly more negative light. His writing style takes a tragic and downright terrifying event into a vivid scene that unravels in front of you as you read. By the end of the book, I felt extreme emotional attachment to many of the characters, and I attribute this powerful connection to Krakauer’s descriptive and impeccable writing style.
This book is certainly not a lighthearted read, and the most shocking aspect is how Krakauer hides the upcoming deaths so well. Climbers that you come to love and cherish, who you cannot even imagine dying, ultimately die and break your heart in the process.
All in all, this book is absolutely incredible–for someone to survive such a terrible tragedy and write such an eloquent book is a rare feat. But don’t read this if you have any remote desire to climb Mount Everest :-)
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
tense
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit
I did like it but had very high hopes and didnt quite live up to them. Always a hit with Krakower
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Haunting and incredibly well researched, Into Thin Air paints a detailed picture of a disaster that I didn’t even know about. I listened to the audiobook and while it was good, I think I could’ve benefited from seeing the names and places written down.
Also, to any visual learners out there, highly recommend googling pictures of the famous parts of Everest. (Hillary Step, Southern Col, etc)
Also, to any visual learners out there, highly recommend googling pictures of the famous parts of Everest. (Hillary Step, Southern Col, etc)