| |  | Author: Jon Krakauer
Publisher: audible.com
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  61 reviews
Sales Rank: 5961184
Media: Audio Download
ASIN: B0000544YW
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 Freaking great book. April 5, 1998
Nobody writes a story better than Jon Krakauer. Even if you know nothing of the subject of mountaineering, you'll quickly find yourself engulfed in a world so terrifying and familiar, you'll feel you are in a large screen theater with surround sound. The first of three freaking masterpieces by Jon.
 Good stories February 10, 1998
A good collection of Krakauer's writings. References to the Gunks and other climbing was fun. One thing a found amusing was that he seemed to equate anything hard or scary with unprotected 5.12 face climbing.
Questions about Jon Krakauer's Writing December 11, 1997
What I love about Jon Krakauer's books is that they talk about a subject that I have no interest in--climbing--but I still find them fascinating. I've been reading reviews of his work, and I can't decide if he is a tremendously gifted writer or he is the beneficiary of fantastic material. I would be interested to hear other people's comments about his writing and why he appeals to so many people, or if you have any information resources to point to, that would be great, too. Thank you.
An excellent read! September 8, 1997
I had never heard of Jon Krakauer before I encountered him on the front page of the Amazon site. Eiger Dreams is a collection of short autobiographical stories concerning mountaineering exploits. I found his style clear and direct, and ha captured a freewheeling spirit totally in keeping woth the subject matter. I enjoyed the book immensely. If you too enjoyed this, then I recommend two books by an English climber, Joe Simpson, called 'Touching the Void' and 'This Game of Ghosts'
Great writing, gripping stories June 7, 1997
One of the most memorable was his personal story of climbing a remote peak in Alaska solo... at around 20 years old, he just left his construction job and set out for Alaska because it seemed like doing the climb would straighten out his life -- hair raising misadventures result, and his commentary (from age 35 or whatever) on his youthful idealism is pretty funny and real
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