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rebelbelle13 's review for:
Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains
by Jon Krakauer
I'm a sucker for Krakauer's writing and will read anything he's done. My favorite is when he writes about mountaineering and climbing. I don't do any of that myself, mind you, but I'm fascinated about the topic and reading other's life and death experiences doing it. Eiger Dreams is no different. Granted, it's a collection of shorter essays/articles about all different topics related to climbing, so it's not one big story like some of his other works. Just like any short story collection, some are better than others. The writing is consistently amazing throughout, but what some of the entries focused on didn't interest me as much. The ones centered around specific people: Gill, The Flyboys of Talkeetna, and the Burgess Boys, didn't interest me as much and I found my attention flagging. My favorites by far among the bunch were Eiger Dreams, Valdez Ice, A Bad Summer on K2, and The Devil's Thumb, because they involved climbing specific mountains, their dangers and the climber's personal triumphs and losses. The other stories were fascinating as well, because they involved other aspects of climbing and mountains that aren't often covered.
If you're looking to jump into Krakauer but don't want to commit to a full novel, this might be a great place to start. The stories are only about 20 pages or so in length and can easily been completed in one sitting. This is also great for those who want to dabble in mountaineering literature. If you want to be transported to some of the world's most dangerous peaks and into the minds of those who climb them, Eiger Dreams is the way to go.
If you're looking to jump into Krakauer but don't want to commit to a full novel, this might be a great place to start. The stories are only about 20 pages or so in length and can easily been completed in one sitting. This is also great for those who want to dabble in mountaineering literature. If you want to be transported to some of the world's most dangerous peaks and into the minds of those who climb them, Eiger Dreams is the way to go.