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sapphic_in_the_stacks's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.25
cfitz13's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Death
baebebluejay's review
adventurous
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5.0
The thing I loved the most about this text was how much information Krakauer gave us about the history of mount Everest and the commercial climbing industry. I felt like I came away with a comprehensive understanding of all the problems related to climbing mount Everest were and still are today, beyond what just happened in 1996. But the most important thing I learned from this text was , don't climb mount Everest!
brikrush's review against another edition
5.0
JK’s a bit of a guy’s guy, hey? really wanted to fixate on his obvious disdain of Sandy Pittman (her son being bullied at his “exclusive private school” - were those adjectives necessary?) even though there were apparently lots of wealthy people on Everest (LOL it costs 65,000 1996 dollars!?!) and also he knows *checks notes* literally nothing about Yasuko Namba, his only female teammate? you couldn’t have done some RESEARCH about her for this RESEARCH BOOK?!
tl;dr: this book is unputdownable but also JK doesn’t think women are as interesting as men.
tl;dr: this book is unputdownable but also JK doesn’t think women are as interesting as men.
scoulson2011's review against another edition
adventurous
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3.75
juliareith's review against another edition
adventurous
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3.5
Very well told story about the tragic summit attempt of Everest in 1996 from someone who was there on the mountain and made it out alive.