Reviews tagging 'Death'

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer

101 reviews

snekmint's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Suicide and Excrement

gomoon's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

matcha_cat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual content, Colonisation, Medical content, Excrement, Blood, and Vomit

mloschi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

A gripping adventure tale that drives home the thrill and courage of climbers , the will to survive in extreme circumstances, and the nuance and humanity in the face of tragedy. The writing drew me in and offered an informative and engaging glimpse into what it is to climb Everest and the narrow margin between reward and risk on the mountain. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Grief

marisch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Death

tnarg's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Graphic: Death

mistyfall's review against another edition

adventurous sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

waywardcrow's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative sad tense medium-paced

4.75

Well damn. I don't know what exactly I was expecting when I picked up this book. I knew it would be tragic but nothing could have prepared me for how graphically and vividly Krakauer was able to portray the failed expedition. Even though it was hard to remember who was who in the long list of people on the mountain, I still felt deeply saddened by every death. This is an incredible accounting of such a traumatizing experience. This book really makes you think deeply about human mortality and the psychology behind those who are willing to jeopardize their lives to accomplish the most dangerous exploits. It also makes you think about humanity's respect (or lack thereof) for nature, the inability to admire great beauty from afar to the point that beauty is destroyed. On a lighter note, I learned a lot about climbing and there's much more still that I couldn't quite grasp. Maybe once I recover in ten years, l'll read again to try to understand more about the geography and climbing techniques the author did so well in attempting to describe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Medical trauma, Vomit, Grief, Body horror, and Medical content

caidyn's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative tense medium-paced

4.5

Damn, what a sad book. There was a great buildup from the author to introduce people and the conditions of that year. Very sad, but also a very good book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Medical trauma

danimacuk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Cursing, Medical trauma, and Abandonment

Minor: Medical content, Drug use, Excrement, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Vomit