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

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

Jon Krakauer

378 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction memoir sports travel adventurous medium-paced
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When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to begin his long, dangerous descent...

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adventurous 89%
tense 61%
sad 56%
informative 52%
emotional 50%
dark 40%
reflective 39%
challenging 33%
inspiring 13%
hopeful 2%
mysterious 2%

Pace

medium 59%
fast 30%
slow 9%

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