308 reviews for:

The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon

Kevin Fedarko

4.35 AVERAGE

gracembuckner's review

5.0

adventurous fast-paced

sciencesquall's review

4.25

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

abskio's review

5.0

adventurous inspiring reflective slow-paced

mollyate's review against another edition

3.75

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when i crashed in the provo river as a kid on family vacation that was really the same as this book

toastedrye_bread's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

adele_88's review

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

zgrayadams's review against another edition

4.0

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Surprisingly fascinating read. Fedarko weaves several stories together in a way that is enticing and invigorating. I’m not even that fascinated by river trips, but my dad (who at one point was a River guide in Moab) recommended this book because it’s “a good read.” And it sure was. Definitely recommend for someone who wants to learn more about the history of the Grand Canyon, and the Colorado River.

One of the best non-fiction books I’ve ever read!

ahayesbell's review

4.5

adventurous informative medium-paced

kleinmaya's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

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While I really enjoyed the story there was just a lot of extra info for me, I totally get including relevant background but in my opinion the history lessons went on a little too long. 

jcy61's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous informative medium-paced