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A review by desertdreamsanddarkthemes
Next Everest by Jim Davidson, Jim Davidson
3.0
I picked up an advanced reader's copy of this book at a thrift store in Provo. It was sort of a whim, but also a way to fuel my irrational obsession with Mount Everest and it definitely did that.
Given everything that Jim Davidson experienced, rating this book anything below 5 stars is difficult. You cannot put a rating on tragedy. The things that Davidson went through and persevered through are nothing sorting of amazing and inspiring. However, Davidson's writing is as mesmerizing as his climbing. I found many of the passages redundant and ending up skipping many of them. Davidson did a great job of serving up the action and the drama, but when it came to describing the more mundane it was kinda boring. I absolutely loved that Davidson talked about how everything in his life was building up to the moment of his summit and how everything and everyone came together. I loved that Davidson didn't just talk about the earthquake that destroyed a country and left it there. He took the time to explain the effects and took action to help Nepal. Davidson is a very admirable person, but his writing could use a little bit of work.
Given everything that Jim Davidson experienced, rating this book anything below 5 stars is difficult. You cannot put a rating on tragedy. The things that Davidson went through and persevered through are nothing sorting of amazing and inspiring. However, Davidson's writing is as mesmerizing as his climbing. I found many of the passages redundant and ending up skipping many of them. Davidson did a great job of serving up the action and the drama, but when it came to describing the more mundane it was kinda boring. I absolutely loved that Davidson talked about how everything in his life was building up to the moment of his summit and how everything and everyone came together. I loved that Davidson didn't just talk about the earthquake that destroyed a country and left it there. He took the time to explain the effects and took action to help Nepal. Davidson is a very admirable person, but his writing could use a little bit of work.