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A rivetting tale of the tragic events that happened on Everest in May of 1996. Krakauer's book is well written (he is a journalist after all) and it is from his own experience. For those reasons I give it 4 stars. I didn't give it 5 because I felt that it came down to negatively on a number of people who were also there but on different teams than Krakauer. I highly recommend reading The Climb by Anatoli Boukreev immediately after finishing Into Thin Air. It should be considered a companion book and shows a very different take on the same events from one who was heavily criticized in Krakauer's book. It will give balance.

Another great book in the series...and the truth was FINALLY disclosed. Yay! :)

Not much substance here. It's supposed to be funny and touching and real, but mostly it's full of unlikable characters and frustrating plots. I find it hard to believe so many people's lives can change so dramatically during the course of a two-day high school reunion, but I suppose there's the fun of seeing the beauty queen get cancer and the school Romeo get shafted, right? And the nerds rise to the top, so that's sorta real. I really need to stop buying books based on their covers.

Not as good as the Gingerbread books, but still a good read. Actually, it was better than I expected it to be. Although the main character is in a highly unusual situation (not one your average teen would get into), this is still a great coming of age book.