Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account Of The Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer

34 reviews

mloschi's review

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

waywardcrow's review

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

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

peachtea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

ebearfinch's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

this book is truly a work of art. it has such a wonderful character development, and the characters are so loveable. it gives so much insight into the history and conditions of everest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Abandonment and Cursing

lily1304's review

dark informative sad tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Grief, and Death

Descriptions of sleep deprivation, food restriction, oxygen deprivation causing disorientation, extreme cold and extreme exhaustion

sunnycemetery's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

hols_s's review

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Vomit and Blood

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Suicidal thoughts

aspenpastore's review

adventurous challenging reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

This was tense. Jon wrote a well-researched confessional about the 1996 Everest disaster. The writing is thorough and excellent, almost chilling in his matter-of-fact description of what came to pass. I came to care about all those who either died or survived. Wild to imagine the suffering they all endured and how it all happened. and yes, as jon wrote, mountaineering is exciting because of the danger, not in spite of it. the reality of what that danger means is what this book lays out in detail. there are no villains, and hardly heroes, only some heroic actions.

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Content Warnings

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

banannakarenina's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Minor: Colonisation, Vomit, and Excrement