438 Days Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Jonathan Franklin
SCORE
4.5
TOTAL RATINGS
488

438 Days by Jonathan Franklin Book Summary

Declared “the best survival book in a decade” by Outside Magazine, 438 Days is the true story of the man who survived fourteen months in a small boat drifting seven thousand miles across the Pacific Ocean.

On November 17, 2012, two men left the coast of Mexico for a weekend fishing trip in the open Pacific. That night, a violent storm ambushed them as they were fishing eighty miles offshore. As gale force winds and ten-foot waves pummeled their small, open boat from all sides and nearly capsized them, captain Salvador Alvarenga and his crewmate cut away a two-mile-long fishing line and began a desperate dash through crashing waves as they sought the safety of port.

Fourteen months later, on January 30, 2014, Alvarenga, now a hairy, wild-bearded and half-mad castaway, washed ashore on a nearly deserted island on the far side of the Pacific. He could barely speak and was unable to walk. He claimed to have drifted from Mexico, a journey of some seven thousand miles.

A “gripping saga,” (Daily Mail), 438 Days is the first-ever account of one of the most amazing survival stories in modern times. Based on dozens of hours of exclusive interviews with Alvarenga, his colleagues, search-and-rescue officials, the remote islanders who found him, and the medical team that saved his life, 438 Days is not only “an intense, immensely absorbing read” (Booklist) but an unforgettable study of the resilience, will, ingenuity and determination required for one man to survive more than a year lost and adrift at sea.

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Book Name 438 Days
Genre Biographies & Memoirs
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Language English
E-Book Size 50.58 MB

438 Days (Jonathan Franklin) Book Reviews 2024

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438 Days. Fabulous, terror filled story of survival Great read!!!

Essential Reading. I kissed the book when I finished it. Amazing piece of literature.

Captivating Book. Took less than a week to read after not reading since required to in high school over 8 years ago. Amazing story and hope Alvarenga is thriving in el salvador.

Absolutely riveting! A must read!. LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS story!

Great read.. Hard to stop reading! Blasted through it in a day. Great book

438 Days. I absolutely loved this book. I read it on my drive from Fallon, Nevada to Milton-Freewater, Oregon. I couldn't put it down. Made my drive go by fast.

Incredible. What an incredible story or survival. Lost for words.

438 days. I hate reading. I haven't read a book in 20 years. In fact, I've never read a book voluntarily on my own, ever. This was a first for me. I've read books in high school where I was forced to (20 years ago), but never have I voluntarily read a book. That changed when I saw this book. I saw a news story about this book. I then bought this book. I couldn't put this book down once I started reading. The man in this book that survived is a true survivalist--more than any man survival tv show stars. This man is the survival genius.

If you like survival of the human spirit…. …then this book is for you. Excellent. The adaptation of the human brain in some people to adjust to certain potentially deadly situations, is amazing to me. Couldn’t put it down.

Incredible. The account of Salvador Alveranga surviving 438 days adrift at sea. I’m so thankful he was willing to work with the author to share his story. Honored to have read this.

438 Days. Excellent book!! Forces you to put your own life into perspective!! Great job to the author and Salvador, you’re an inspiration

Great book. Excellent book by a talented storyteller. I loved it

Really good!. Amazing story! I love books like this! Well done!

Epic Story. An amazing modern day Earnest Shackleton story of survival. Well written, could not put this book down! Great read!

Great read. Have to agree with the rest.......couldn't put it down

Wow! What a great story!. I hope this becomes a movie, the story is so fascinating. It’s like the movie Cast Away.

438 days. Fascinating. What an extraordinary man.

Awesome!. Could not stop reading. Enough said.

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438 Days. Absolutely spellbinding. Easy to read and tough to put down.

I couldn’t put it down. If you love against-the-odds tales of survival you will love this one. I loved it, and it was partially the typical “wow what a story” but also the hero of the tale and his unique personality that made it so interesting.

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Summary of 438 Days by Jonathan Franklin

The 438 Days book written by Jonathan Franklin was published on 17 November 2015, Tuesday in the Biographies & Memoirs category. A total of 488 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.

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