About this title: In 1996, on a magazine assignment, Krakauer joined an expedition up Mount Everest led by the New Zealand climber Rob Hall. He arrived at the summit just before a blizzard struck in which Hall and nine other climbers were killed. This book is Krakauer's first-person account of the tragedy.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Villard Books
Date Published: 04/1997
ISBN-13:9780679457527ISBN:0679457526
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 320 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 416 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 416 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Paperback, all G. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 416 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780385492089ISBN:0385492081
Description: Good. A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster. 378 pp. spine creasing, some edge wear; In 1996, on a magazine assignment, Krakauer joined an expedition up Mount Everest led by the New Zealand climber Rob Hall. He arrived at the summit just before a blizzard struck in which Hall and nine other climbers were killed. This book is Krakauer's first-person account of the tragedy. read more
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. One reading crease on spine. Minor corner curling on front cover. Text is clean and bright. Binding is tight. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 416 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very Good. 0385492081 Great condition paperback book, clean pages, mild creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
"Compelling, a lot of suspense, well written and very hard not to read on one day. However, I could not decide about my own emotions: Respect and admiration for the climbers' determination and discipline or plain pity for their childish and selfish behaviour putting themselves (and others) in danger pointlessly (or is it a valid point just to stand on "the roof of the world"?)
But the (new) postscript costs him at least one star. This is boring, cheap and self-opiniated attorneys' pleading about the uninteresting questions if he or Anatoli Boukreev were right regarding a second conversation on South Col, about "what would have happened if" and about proofreading of interviews and letters. (If anyone is to blame for the accidents look for the "victims" themselves.)
And there was a lot of self-contradiction in Krakauer's assessment of his own behaviour. Why does he blame himself (in opposition to minor and less considerate players like Kasischke) for his own mistakes when he needs 30 pages at least to defend himself?
PS: It is not a sign for fairplay and good taste not to include a picture of AB."
"This is one of those books tha tI loved while I hated it. It ts the real story of climbing mount everest ant the people that died in the 1996 season. I can honestly say that I now wonder why anyone would ever have the desire to climb that mountain. Everyone on that mountain had to face a moral challenge that I couldnt possibly believe anyone would desire. Hiking past the bodies on the mountain was bad enough, but then to have to chose to leave living people behind because it was probably too late and too much work to save...
AHHHH!!! That is the best word to descrie how the book made me feel.
(By the way... sometimes, when they left people behind they were wrong... it wasn't too late to save them.. How would that make you feel later when you leave someone to die and then find out that they made it?)
Anyone who is ever thinking of climbing a major mountain needs to read this book. If nothing else, you will find out what you are truely getting into and what could possible happen."
"I read Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer. Krakauer has also written the bestseller Into the Wild, and sometimes contributes to Outside Magazine. He lives in Seattle with his wife. This is his true story about the harrowing adventure of his summit to the top of the world, Mount Everest. But more horror than adventure awaits Jon as he summits on the deadliest season the mountain has ever experienced. After losing both of his guides, he is on his own trying to keep not only himself alive but the other members of his team too.
I enjoyed Krakauer's style of writing. He doesn't use complicated words or ideas but he easily gets his thoughts across. It makes a very good read that is never confusing or nonsensical. I also enjoyed how Krakauer put a quote before each chapter that directly related to the events that happened in the chapter. The quotes really helped to bring deeper meaning to the story and characters. He also often elaborated so much on a character that sometimes a single chapter could be just about that character. It gave me a much better feel of people. Lastly, Krakauer doesn't just use his own recollection. He interviewed at least a dozen people in writing this book to make sure it is as accurate as possible, and often quotes their words, making it seem like you were there with him.
A couple of things were not done so well by Krakauer though. Although I said he elaborated very much on characters and their story, it often took away from the story itself and left you forgetting where you had previously left off. Even though he elaborated very well on some characters, others I felt were left out, and I had to keep asking myself who this person is and what he was like. It seems as though Krakauer elaborated much on the minor characters, but never gave us a clear picture of what the main characters were like. Krakauer also seemed to be adverse to suspense. I know this is a nonfiction book, but it would be much more fun to read, especially toward the end, if he had included a little more suspense. Not to say the book wasn't a fun read, it's just that he seemed to throw all the cards out on the table, creating an anticlimactic feeling when you already know if the person is going to live or die.
Even though Krakauer sometimes gave away the ending, Into Thin Air is an excellent and exciting read. Anyone interested in increasing their general knowledge of the world's highest point will definitely enjoy reading Krakauer's detailed descriptions of every slope and crevasse on the mountain. Also, those that enjoy looking a little deeper into a book will definitely enjoy Krakauer's quote before each chapter. They really give more meaning to the book as a whole. Lastly, anyone just looking for a good read should really take a look at this book for its easy-to-read style and heart wrenching decisions and struggles."
"I really really liked this book as well. I think mostly because it was a true story that I loved it. I think everyone should read it and then we should all get together and go climb Everest. Let me know who is in I will call and make reservations."
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