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excel_spreadsheet_book_nerd's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
3.75
readingwmiles's review against another edition
4.0
this was really good! i’ve been interested in this case for years and i’ve never heard the theory presented in the end of this. definitely the most compelling theory i’ve head about!
vacant_stare's review against another edition
3.0
I was actually pretty disappointed in this book. It spends entirely too much time talking about the author’s own trip to Russia to interview the family of those who died and the one surviving member of the group and find his own answers to what happened to the hikers. Unfortunately, he did this without an interpreter so he didn’t understand most of what anyone was telling him. He missed major points or emails because of poor translation.
This book was already pretty short and, with the number of images included, his narration of his own trip to Russia took up too many pages that could have been used to give us the plethora of details about the Dyatlov case that were left out. The theories on what could have possibly happened were glossed over at best. I may be wrong, but it felt like he left out details of the case because they may have conflicted with his own idea of what happened to the hikers based on what others have looked into. I’ve listened to several podcast episodes on this topic and they all managed to give more information than this book did.
This is a very interesting unsolved mystery that I feel that the author could have done so much more with, instead of detailing his travels and the feelings his family had towards him taking off to “investigate” this case.
This book was already pretty short and, with the number of images included, his narration of his own trip to Russia took up too many pages that could have been used to give us the plethora of details about the Dyatlov case that were left out. The theories on what could have possibly happened were glossed over at best. I may be wrong, but it felt like he left out details of the case because they may have conflicted with his own idea of what happened to the hikers based on what others have looked into. I’ve listened to several podcast episodes on this topic and they all managed to give more information than this book did.
This is a very interesting unsolved mystery that I feel that the author could have done so much more with, instead of detailing his travels and the feelings his family had towards him taking off to “investigate” this case.
kimkowalski's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Very interesting book about this event. I’ve been looking for a good book about it for a while as it doesn’t seem much covered outside Russia.
immerseindaprocess's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
gommette's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.5
Hyper intéressant, l'auteur sait se remettre en question et l'écriture est très prenante. Il y a parfois des redites mais son cheminement est très clair comme ça
justinkhchen's review against another edition
5.0
5 stars
Concise and compellingly told, I've known about the Dyatlov Pass Incident through other medium prior (its was covered by numerous podcasts a couple years back), but if you're seeking a singular source for comprehensive, well-informed coverage, as well as immersive personal anecdotes (the author traveled to the location and conducted interviews) about this truly bizarre tragedy, Dead Mountain is completely worth picking up — an excellent companion to the Internet rabbit hole you'll find yourself in (also recommend the audiobook, narrated by the author himself).
Concise and compellingly told, I've known about the Dyatlov Pass Incident through other medium prior (its was covered by numerous podcasts a couple years back), but if you're seeking a singular source for comprehensive, well-informed coverage, as well as immersive personal anecdotes (the author traveled to the location and conducted interviews) about this truly bizarre tragedy, Dead Mountain is completely worth picking up — an excellent companion to the Internet rabbit hole you'll find yourself in (also recommend the audiobook, narrated by the author himself).