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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

Jon Krakauer

4.24 AVERAGE

saman417's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

kirstennelson8's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

bellam2811's review against another edition

4.0

emotional sad medium-paced

goosiegal's review against another edition

4.5

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sameriino's review against another edition

4.5

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now im definitely never climbing a mountain thats for sure. 

anniewrites's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging informative tense medium-paced

michaeloconnor's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

shannonmcnamara's review against another edition

5.0

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Literally one of the most insane stories I’ve ever heard… and although some of the victims of Everest are laughed off as egotistical millionaires, Krakaurer details his tragic ascent with such emotion and rich detail, you will cry on public transportation.

astratton0123's review against another edition

3.0

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I felt so uncomfortable reading this book, it was like passing the scene of a car accident and not being able to look away. The writing is searingly honest - at times to the detriment of the author themselves. It's a horrible, tragic, bitter exploration of the fruitlessness of high altitude climbing. All I took from this was a cellular level lack of desire to ever climb mountains. What a sorry mess of a disaster. 

jrainey626's review against another edition

5.0

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Note to self, NO mountain climbing!