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Krakauer probably wrote this too soon after the disaster on Mount Everest to give clear and level-headed assessment, but it also means the book captures a lot of his confusion and raw anguish in a very compelling way.
The disaster itself has a comedy-of-errors element to it -- a standout part is when two sherpas who should be in prime position to affect a rescue of the stricken climbers are instead debilitated from carbon monoxide poisoning because they've been cooking inside their tent.
There are a lot of people in the two expeditions that Krakauer follows and it can be challenging to keep up with everyone's movement and status. Still, it's an absolute page-turner.
The disaster itself has a comedy-of-errors element to it -- a standout part is when two sherpas who should be in prime position to affect a rescue of the stricken climbers are instead debilitated from carbon monoxide poisoning because they've been cooking inside their tent.
There are a lot of people in the two expeditions that Krakauer follows and it can be challenging to keep up with everyone's movement and status. Still, it's an absolute page-turner.
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tense and gripping account of the disaster, binge read this one
This has been on a TBR pile for close to 12 years maybe. I was supposed to read it for a class going into my freshman year of college but as you can guess I didn’t read it.
I’m glad I listened to it versus physically reading it. What Jon Krakauer went through on this is terrifying and something I don’t know how he dealt with in general. I don’t think I could ever see myself climbing Everest mainly because I’m not good at climbing and don’t feel the desire to.
The hard part of this is that I was for sure not sucked in the entire time. I find non-fiction to be a hard genre to get into for me. It did feel more memoir but at the same time it was hard to get through for me. I let it be that I would just pick it up when I felt like it/when I was in a music or podcast slump. It helped.
Learning about what it’s like to get up Everest and the acclimatization of how high you’re going up. It’s fascinating but so strenuous on your body.
Glad I didn’t give up on it.
I’m glad I listened to it versus physically reading it. What Jon Krakauer went through on this is terrifying and something I don’t know how he dealt with in general. I don’t think I could ever see myself climbing Everest mainly because I’m not good at climbing and don’t feel the desire to.
The hard part of this is that I was for sure not sucked in the entire time. I find non-fiction to be a hard genre to get into for me. It did feel more memoir but at the same time it was hard to get through for me. I let it be that I would just pick it up when I felt like it/when I was in a music or podcast slump. It helped.
Learning about what it’s like to get up Everest and the acclimatization of how high you’re going up. It’s fascinating but so strenuous on your body.
Glad I didn’t give up on it.
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