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A review by alexriddle
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
5.0
Haunting. It's incredible what Krakauer was able to do with this book. First you're learning so much about the mountain and it's history, and almost with out warning you're enveloped in gruesome details of his own night mare climb, then right back into history before again being bombarded by the ever escalating horror of that climb.
I learned an amazing amount, I squirmed a lot, and I was disgusted a lot, for many reasons. Krakauer does a good job of being a reporter and a survivor and not hiding from any truths, even when they paint him out to be particularly awful.
I thought I could handle every thing he was throwing at me, until page 267.
I don't think I'll ever forget the events and descriptions on page 267.
Truly a land mark achievement in non-fiction narratives. I loved and hated it equally for all the right reasons.
I learned an amazing amount, I squirmed a lot, and I was disgusted a lot, for many reasons. Krakauer does a good job of being a reporter and a survivor and not hiding from any truths, even when they paint him out to be particularly awful.
I thought I could handle every thing he was throwing at me, until page 267.
I don't think I'll ever forget the events and descriptions on page 267.
Truly a land mark achievement in non-fiction narratives. I loved and hated it equally for all the right reasons.