Into Thin Air Book Reviews

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You know what it's called. I never actually finished this...

Awesome book. This book is great. Ok is good for a challenged reader. This book helped and could help you.

Fire starter. Great for starting a fire the pages just burn so great

Great banter. Awesome book. Lots of action. Solid read. Lots of profanity if that bugs yea. Love this book

Read during the winter with tea. Wonderful account of life where life doesn't belong. Pity that the epilogue is so petty.

Amazing. I have read this book 2 times and both times and I have thoroughly enjoyed it both times. Great read. I definitely recommend this book.

Great book. Read in one week. I could not put this one down. Very telling, and honest account of the fateful time on top of the world.

Fast paced and gripping. This book is outstanding yet unsettling due to the tragedy it documents so well. This book is truly difficult to put down. Krakauer is an excellent writer though this book had to be written for the sake of those who lost their lives - and those who still seek to conquer Everest.

Into Thin Air. Meticulously researched and well written. Hard to put down. I would have liked to see photos though and bibliography showing all the first hand witnesses and experts author interviewed.

Take notes. Hard to keep up.. The story is amazing. You can't put the book down but.. With so many people involved it's very hard to know who is who. Write down the people, first and last name because he uses both when speaking about them or recalling conversations, which team they are on, who their leaders are and their professions. This will help tremendously when it comes to the second half of the book. All in all great read but wish I could really understand who was who so the rebuttal makes more sense but I can't remember and where they were when it comes too forming my own opinion.

Riveting. I read this book when it was first published and loved it....his honesty and riveting style of writing.

LOVED. Could not put this down and the days i was reading it i felt as though i was on everest with Jon. this book is still heavy on my mind after completing it a few months ago and i would read it again 100%

Amazing book. Jon, if your reading "great job". This is angrest read, at times I felt as if I was actually climbing the mountain.

Amazing Story. I just read Beck Weathers' account of this same excursion and loved it, so, naturally I wanted to read this next. I am glad I read them in that order. This book was way more journalistic, but, I loved the details. Jon is a wonderful storyteller. I highly recommend this book.

Untouched. Amazing book. Luscious details that make you feel like you're there. Buy it. Its worth it.

Amazing. I've owned two copies of this book. I read it 3 times and loved it every one. It's great story.

Great book. I love reading this authors books. Into the Wild was an amazing and inspiring read. This story shook me in a different way. I couldn’t put it down. The writing painted you directly into the team on the mountain. I could almost picture myself there. The only thing that ever struck me weird and maybe it’s just the times we live in. But when Jon first meets Beck, he makes a statement that he liked Beck despite his political views. Of course you should like people despite their political views. People are multifaceted. He mentioned it again later in the book. It’s an amazing book and I highly recommend it. It’s just when it comes down to being small humans on a huge mountain fighting for your lives, political views don’t really matter.

Compelling story. This s a compelling story filled with really odd characters. I couldn’t relate to people who want to climb a mountain at great risk, and expense, just to say they did it. That said, it was a well written book that kept my interest throughout.

Do it. Just a great read

Excellent. A riveting account of what it takes to conquer the world’s highest mountain. Not only is the climb inhumanly grueling but to be hit with a fierce blizzard on the decent makes for a tragedy that claimed numerous lives including renowned guides Rob Hall and Scott Fischer. I believe this is the truest account of what really happened in May 1996, written by an author with a proven track record.

Wow. Into thin air is a book that any adventure seeker must read! In my opinion it is one of the greatest books of all time. Such a tragedy that took place in 1996. Jon Krakauer tells the struggle of climbing the worlds highest mountain is and always will be. This book will keep you interested from start to finish. A definite must own book. Enjoy!

Emotional and educational. This book taught me a great deal about Everest. I cannot imagine the turmoil the author has had to deal with after such a tragedy. I am grateful to him for showing me what makes these climbers keep going up these dangerous mountains. I too know someone who perished on Everest and was unable to understand what this all entailed. Thank you for sharing this detailed report.

Into thin air. Jon as always puts much thought research and his heart into his writing. I am grateful that he took the time effort and courage to record his account of these terrible events in order that others might know what happened. In the process and over time I hope he found the healing and peace he was trying to bring to others.

Good book. Better than MIKE's

Amazing. Highly recomendable! Very easy going and you get to learn a lot about what really means summiting mount Everest, while reading one of the most breathtaking true stories. Perhaps the only critic is that the author describes to much about climbers that doesn't have much to do with the core story.

Chilling!. I couldn't stop reading this riveting account of the 1996 Everest Expedition. Jon's account of transpired events are well presented, allowing the reader to make personal moral conclusions. I was captivated and would recommend this book to anyone who has dreamed of summiting Everest.

Into Thin Air. Great read. Krakauer tends to let his personal bias into his writing but that adds to the book as far as I'm concerned. You feel like you are on the mountain with the climbers.

Read THE CLIMB by Anatoli Boukreev instead.. Boukreev got the most prestigious climbing award in the effort of saving everyone under his care. Mountain Madness lost no one with the the exception of Fischer, the leader. Rob Hall's expedition Adventure Consultants, lost a great deal of their clients including himself. Where was the author of this book? Whimpering in a tent with no intention of helping. Way to spit on one's grave. How is Anatoli responsible for individuals in your expedition? Answer that and you'll not need to read further, people. This is of course only my opinion, just as it was your speculation as to the events once zipped in the safety of your tent with only your self serving attitude and lack of consideration for anyone in YOUR OWN PARTY!

Interesting. The book is easy to read and flows well. Somewhat riveting but was long and a lot of time was spent on guilt. Over all I enjoyed.

Loved this book. Don't care what you say about intentions of critizing Krakauer's climb, this books was well written and I was gripping the pages tightly the entire time.

Ok book. I am a younger kid and I am reading this for a book report. I say it's kinda confusing but that's just me. I think it's hard to remember all of those names but it's a great adventure.

Amazing. As someone who just climb Kilimanjaro into a freak february blizzard that could have killed me. -- I could appreciate at some level what was going on with Jon and his comrades on Everest. But only slightly...being their conditions above 25,000 feet makes a total world of difference, let alone the more technical aspects of their aclimazation and climb. Jon brings this into stark relief and his writing is surpurb. Totally spellbinding. The only thing I wish were illustrations, maps and photos to help me better orient myself.

Well written. After watching the movie Everest, I wanted to get a more in depth account of what happen in the spring of 1996. I thought this book was very well written providing details about each climber. I also liked how the author completely describes being on Everest to the point where you feel you are with him on this journey. Great read. Would highly recommend this book.

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Loved this. An engrossing narrative that keeps readers interested while learning new things. Heartbreakingly beautiful.

Thrilling Read. I deeply enjoyed this - my first Krakauer read. He enthralled me in all things Everest. I have to say, I’m surprised he denounced the movie adaptation to such a degree. Of course even the book would leave out important nuances only felt by those who were present for the event, the movie seemed to stick quite closely to the information provided. It did paint Jon himself in a bit of a silly light, and took some liberties definitely: everything with Beck’s wife, the total elimination of the sherpas that Jon repeatedly stressed were of the utmost importance to every expedition, the fake conversation between Boukreev and Jon about going into the storm to try and help people... I do really wish they’d included the sherpas more, and some of the history of the mountain, how it’s affected by its location in Nepal and China, and especially the damaging impacts of high-altitude on their thought process. So many “poor” decisions were made on the mountain, but they weren’t made in lucid thought... the movie really failed to drive that home. I look forward to reading more by Krakauer but I can only imagine that this book is his most vivid, as it all seems like the singular most vivid experience of his life. Spooky, captivating, inspiring in parts, but ultimately leaves you feeling a little confounded... even with so many step-by-step accounts, one has to wonder... how did it all go so bad? My belated condolences to all victims and their families, and to the survivors still living under the weight of such heavy memories.

insightful. I watched Everest the movie and I had to read the book. There is nothing profound about my review, I enjoyed the book. P.s. I am going on my first scramble this summer in the Canadian Rockies. Wish me luck

You should read this book..... ...because it is truly outstanding. Fast-paced, engrossing, heartfelt, and tragic all at the same time. I read it (for the first time) in a single 10-hour plane ride. Krakauer is a great writer, and this is his best work. You owe it to yourself to get a copy and read it.