Reader reviews of Into Thin Air

Read what people think about Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer, and write your own review.

Into Thin Air
A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
by Jon Krakauer
Hardcover: May 1997,
416 pages.
Paperback: May 1998,
378 pages.

Publication information

Author Information

Critics' Opinion:

Readers' Rating:

About BookBrowse Rankings

Page 1 of 6

There are currently 36 reviews
for Into Thin Air

Select your view:

Order Reviews by:

Click Here To Write Your Own Review

Rated of 5 by Brandon
Horrible
This book is the worst book I have ever read in my whole entire life. It is so boring I couldn't focus, I read the same sentence about five times and still not understand what the author was trying to say. I didn't even finish the book because i was so bored.

Rated of 5 by john
long....
Some parts of the book are good but the rest are like super boring. No offense to the writer, but is there any possible way to make the book more interesting to read?!

Rated of 5 by jeyaraman
a must read
The way he introduces the members who were with him, the way he explains about high altitude mountaineering ... He takes you to the chilling top of me Everest. then when you lose the members one after another... you just cant control your emotions.

Highly gripping tragic tale.

Rated of 5 by Christine
Amazing
This was by far the best book I have ever read. I could truly say its the first one I have read all the way through. I really enjoy all the information you give throughout the book. I will always remember this book and definitely recommend it to others.

Rated of 5 by A reader
read Into thin Air three times, saw the movie once
I enjoyed this book because it was a true story, I enjoy nonfiction more than fiction. Jon writes as if I was right there on the mountain. He is an amazing writer with such an extensive vocabulary. His descriptions of his experience kept me spell bound. The reason I read the book in the first place is to help understand my new son-n-law better. He is a mountain guide and has been in many places in and outside the USA. By reading this book I felt I got inside his mind and understood his passion for climbing and all the danger around it. I am grateful for that. Jon seems that he did his very best in describing his experience on Mt. Everest. He was gracious, humble and knowledgeable. He is a fantastic author. He should not take anything personally, he did his best from all accounts and I am sorry that he feels such guilt. What a terrible thing to go through for all of them. Keep writing, Jon. You are amazing!!!!

A Reader

Rated of 5 by mel
unbelieveable
If you haven't read this book you cant even start to imagine how boring it is. Don't waste your time or torture yourself by reading this book. Just don't do it please.

1 2 3 4 5 6 next »

Lists of books with similar themes

Read-Alikes

6 books recommended by BookBrowse

Other books by Jon Krakauer

Buy This Book:

*Become a Member*

Join Now!	Gift Membership

Editor's Choice

May 24
May 22
May 20

Luminarium Alex Shakar
	Do you feel... Your life is without purpose? Your days are without meaning? There's something about existence you're just not getting?

Lehrter Station David Downing
	WWII has ended… But the danger has just begun for a spy caught between political superpowers.

All Woman and Springtime Brandon W. Jones
	This spellbinding debut, reminiscent of Memoirs of a Geisha, depicts, with chilling accuracy, life behind North Korea's iron curtain.

Birdseye Mark Kurlansky
	The first biography of Clarence Birdseye, the eccentric genius inventor whose fast-freezing process revolutionized the food industry and American agriculture.

A Land More Kind Than Home Wiley Cash
	A mesmerizing literary thriller about the bond between two brothers and the evil they face in a small western North Carolina town.

Most Recent Blog Entries

Why "Fifty Shades of Grey" Is So Successful

Summer 2012: Movies Based on Books

Following the Thread - Great Book Design

RSS

Latest BookBrowse News

BookExpo America will broadcast live author appearances for the first time (May 24 2012)
For the first time, BookExpo America is making author appearances at the show available for viewing online live or on demand, via Livestream. It is... Full Story

RSS feed

More...

BookBrowse Poll

Q: Have you bought a book in any of these stores in the last 3 months?


	Walmart

	Costco

	Sam's Club

	Any other warehouse store

	Any other bricks & mortar location that isn't a bookstore

	None of these


Select Any That Apply



[View Poll Results] [Previous Poll Results]