Author: Jon Krakauer
Number of Pages: 416
Rating: ☆☆☆☆
Review: As Mr. Krakauer looked over the world while on top of Mt. Everest he saw some clouds but thought no storm would come out of them, he would soon find out that these clouds start a wild journey for Jon. Let's take a step back, Jon Krakauer is a mountaineer- journalist that has climbed many mountains and now needs a new challenge. Jon takes on Mt. Everest, the biggest of them all, and we get to join him on his voyage over vast crevasses and up slick, icy walls where at any minute someone may fall. On his journey we get to see the training that Jon has to go through and the climb to the top that ends with a tragic twist. All of this is told through Jon’s miserable, guilt-ridden eyes.
This book shows the true emotion and thoughts within these scary situations. Not only that we get to see the devastation that courses through Jon as he climbs the Mountain, which makes this book unique compared to other non-fiction novels. Also, Jon is an educated man that has traveled the world and is an experienced climber so his style and word choice is a mix of highly educated vocabulary and some climbing slang. This mix is what makes this book because it gives the vocab that appeals to the people and shows us the type of words climbers use and this makes us feel like we are apart of his climbing group.
Jon uses this vivid vocabulary and paints us a picture and makes this book memorable. The training before he got on the mountain looked very hard and vigorous but a good test to see if they are ready for the beast of a mountain. But no amount of testing would prepare them for the top of the mountain past the sol where they don’t have enough oxygen so they use the tanks that they have been carrying.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is seeking a thrilling, true story that doesn’t sugar coat any emotions and shows his raw thoughts on the scary situations that were going on around him.
Really well written! I have always wanted to read this book and now after reading your review, I can't wait to go out to buy a copy for myself and dive headfirst into a thrilling story. I wrote my last paper on the first man to summit Mt Everest so I think it would be really interesting to compare and contrast their experiences. Do you think anyone planning on climbing Everest should read this book or would it be too discouraging in a way?
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