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

26 Ratings: 3.8
A book by Jon Krakauer

Into Thin Air is a riveting first-hand account of a catastrophic expedition up Mount Everest. In March 1996,Outsidemagazine sent veteran journalist and seasoned climber Jon Krakauer on an expedition led by celebrated Everest guide Rob Hall. Despite … see full wiki

Author: Jon Krakauer
Genre: Nonfiction, True Accounts
Publisher: Anchor (October 19, 1999)
Date Published: (October 19, 1999)
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review by . June 16, 2010
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More
No one recounts adventure disasters better than Jon Krakauer. After reading this account, I felt a deeper understanding and appreciation of the difficulties of climbing Mt. Everest.  Mr. Krakauer was on this trip, but because of oxygen deprivations, he admits he can not be sure what actually happened at times.      
Quick Tip by . June 23, 2010
Krakauer's classic. He is an incredible journalist, and does a great job chronicling everything his interest draws him to.
Quick Tip by . June 19, 2010
very good
Quick Tip by . June 18, 2010
To get the most out of this book, please read the January 1981 edition of the National Geographic magazine or the December 1980 editions of Time or some other national magazine to get an idea of how catostrophic this diaster was.
Quick Tip by . June 15, 2010
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More
intense all though the vocabulary and mountain language makes it hard to comprehend
review by . December 29, 2009
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More
This review is to help people understand the differences between the paperback version of Mr. Krakauer's book and the 'illustrated' version. (So much has been written about the content, that it hardly seems worth putting down my own paltry thoughts about Jon's Everest adventure.)    The first difference, of course, is the size. The 'illustrated' version is 9.1 x 8.8 inches, and is about 1 inch thick. Hardback, the book weighs 3.5 pounds, which is to say it's pretty hefty.     …
review by . November 15, 2009
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More
Pros: The story is an exciting one      Cons: Lack of perspective, structure is a bit spastic      The Bottom Line: I like Krakauer's work, but this book is weak despite the subject matter.  For reasons explained in the review, I am lukewarm about recommending, but I won't dismiss it either.      The bookstore I use (and it isn’t alone), puts Jon Krakauer’s book Into Thin Air in the travel section. A goodly portion …
review by . November 01, 2008
Into Thin Air
Jon Krakauer takes you for a front seat ride up the deadly slopes of Mount Everest, during the notoriously deadly expedition of May 1996. Barely escaping the mountain with his own life, journalist Krakauer remembers the team members and friends left on the mountain. Four out of eleven members died on the fatal mountain.     Inch by weary inch, step by shivering step, Krakauer takes us on his journey up Everest and introduces us to the members of his team. This book is so well …
review by . June 05, 2003
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More
Perhaps timing is everything, but don't tell that to Jon Krakauer, an outdoors writer and mountain climber who was offered the opportunity of a lifetime to climb Mount Everest; only to find himself in the middle of the most notable catastrophe to ever strike the mountain. With the 50th anniversary of the successful assent by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, there is renewed interest in Chomolungma (the Tibetan name for the mountain. Previous to the second half of the twentieth century, Everest …
review by . January 09, 2000
Pros: The glory of it all     Cons: The loss of it all     I gotta tell you the truth, I never real books like this. I am a King/Koontz fan. Blood and guts, that's my style. I buy books by the cover only so naturally "Into Thin Air" equaled kidnapping to me!       Boy was I surprised!      I usually have two or three books going at the same time (talk about plot confusion) so when I opened this one up and started …
review by . September 27, 1999
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More
Pros: Reads like a childhood adventure book, has an ending     Cons: Self-indulgence paraded as heroism, nauseating      This is what one of my grandfathers referred to as an 'aeroport book' -- buy it while waiting for your flight, read it on the plane, pitch it or lose it or just pass it along when you reach your destination; not something worth keeping on your shelf. You know, like magazines.      In this case, a weirdly self-indulgent …
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