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438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea by Jonathan Franklin

kalliegrace's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

4.0

Reason #438 why I don't like large bodies of water. This is insane, I think I'd be the buddy who dies two months in because I can't tolerate it. I can't imagine how messed up he would be after such stress. This is really well told and I'm thankful for tortillas.

kennedien's review against another edition

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5.0

horrifying but extremely interesting, what nightmares are made of

swaye's review against another edition

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3.0

A phenomenal story but a terrible writer. Alvarenga deserved better. I wish Laura Hillenbrand had written it instead.

zachnachazel's review against another edition

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2.0

Truly remarkable story but a less than thrilling book. Super easy ready that just doesn’t get to the depth of survival I was expecting in a story like this.

kennyboi's review

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adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.0

justlily's review against another edition

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adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced

3.5

katzielonko's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging fast-paced

4.0

rawly's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced

5.0

annamontana's review against another edition

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informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

A fisherman gets pushed out to sea in a storm and then drifts thousands of miles. An amazing story of survival. It is truly amazing what a human can endure.

recidivism23's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This is one of the most incredible and amazing stories I’ve ever heard.  I can’t stop thinking about it and what those poor men went through.  It’s unbelievable and incredibly inspiring.  It’s a story of resilience, mental and physical strength, fortitude, creativity, self talk, determination and absolutely unbelievable endurance.  There’s no way to give this anything less than 5 stars. Wow.