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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account Of The Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
97 reviews
cfitz13's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Death
cryptofauna's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.5
it was pretty good! i found it hard to keep track of all the characters, especially at the end. obviously the author included that glossary of people at the beginning but it’s hard to refer to as a kindle reader.
generally, an interesting and complex story. it suffers a little because of how little the author was actually involved with some of the main events, but it was well written and i was very interested while reading!
a very fiction-y feeling nonfiction book
generally, an interesting and complex story. it suffers a little because of how little the author was actually involved with some of the main events, but it was well written and i was very interested while reading!
a very fiction-y feeling nonfiction book
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Grief
Minor: Racism
jakesdv99's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Excrement, Gore, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
emsmash47's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
aploinard's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.5
A bit slow to start but it did get to the point where I couldn’t put it down. Very well structured in terms of pace. I admire the author’s honesty, self-criticism, and balanced criticism of his teammates.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
oliviamich's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Probably my favorite book ever. I could reread this anytime any where and get lost in it. Hell, I could probably open it up to any page and take off from there. Krakauer is such an engaging storyteller and while this book makes me NEVER want to climb Everest it has given me an understanding of the people who feel called to do so.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Death
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Colonisation and Classism
amelia_horseman's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Grief
4lexa's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Well written story, informative and interesting. Makes me want to read more books like it. I appreciate the critical take Krakauer has.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
michypoo70's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Death, and Grief