Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Book Review: I felt as if I were there
Summary: 5 Stars
I felt a part of Jon Krakauer's climb - I could feel the excruciating cold along with all the emotions he experienced on this climb - the exhileration that turned into fear and survival and the painful, emotional frustration that no one but the mountain was in control. Mr. Krakauer's book gave incredible insight into the climbing
"industry" and the driving force behind the climbers themselves. The book was excitingly informative and definitely left me with the feeling that I wanted to learn more about the hold Mt Everest has on its climbers - and also wanting to read MORE of Mr. Krakauer's books!.Book Review: Fascinating reading for anyone!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is a page-turner. The information about climbing in high altitude is compelling, and the determination of these climbers to risk life and limb to climb to the top of the world causes me to examine my own goals.
When the expedition of Japanese climbers failed to help the Ladakhis because "over 8000 meters is not a place where you can afford morality" it turned my stomach. Yet numerous people were generous with their help for example the physicians, the Sherpas, the film crew donating their oxygen. This is what is fascinating about the book, good and evil in ordinary human beings.
Beck, or should I say Lazarus, is an extraordinary human being who should write a book! I am astounded that he is still alive. He has a will of iron. I hope he has been able to resume practicing medicine.
I plan to recommend this book to all of my friends and family, even the couch-potatoes, they will get some aerobic exersize from their racing heart.
Book Review: Not just for mountaineers -- a story of the human condition
Summary: 5 Stars
Unlike the cast of this true story, I am not the daring, or even outdoorsy type. Yet I was completely captivated by this story. Rarely have I experienced a book that pulled me in so deeply -- I felt like I was there. Very well written, yet accessible for any reader. The book was loaned to me, but I enjoyed it so much I am buying a copy to loan to my friends.Book Review: A page turning true life horror story.
Summary: 5 Stars
I read this book over a month ago, and enjoyed it so much that I passed it on to my mom, dad, and various relations. All of them have confided to me that after reading this bizzare account of a mountaineering expedition gone horribly wrong, they did not sleep well. And who could? Krakauer has written a compelling story that stays with the reader long after the book has been closed. His honest style holds nothing back. He admits his role in events that unfold with vivid, almost macabre, detail. If you thought frostbite was bad, wait until Krakauer describes dying of exposure.
The true horror of this story is the breakdown of morality among a group whose only defense against Everest was to work together. After reading this book, one realizes that few men conquer Everest, while it frequently kills the man.
Book Review: I'm waiting for the book from Beck Weathers
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was absolutely incredible. It amazes me that people who were in no way involved with this disaster have been placing blame on certain individuals on Everest. Unless they were there (or atleast get some insight from the book) they will never understand how unimaginely horrible this was. People go into survival mode, they are suffering from lack of oxygen to the brain, they're in pain and desperate.
The person in this book who amazed me the most was Beck Weathers. I would love to hear his story. I wonder how he survived the conditions and how it felt to be left to die (twice).