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A review by orissa
Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read
4.0
I enjoy reading about survival but this was tough. A rough read. They were eating bodies before page 100 and I didn't know where it was going after that.
This book convinced me that I would have a very slim chance of surviving after any kind of accident like this. I am so impressed by the resiliency and strength of such young people in this situation. Canessa and Parrado's trek OVER A MOUNTAIN honestly gave me anxiety to read about.
The author, Read, did a great job. Can't believe he was only 30 when he took on this project. Incredible. With 16 survivors, of course there are varying interpretations of what happened over the course of the 70 days they were stranded. But Read distills all of it into a facts-based readable narrative where you still feel emotionally connected to each survivor.
Anyway. I cried.
This book convinced me that I would have a very slim chance of surviving after any kind of accident like this. I am so impressed by the resiliency and strength of such young people in this situation. Canessa and Parrado's trek OVER A MOUNTAIN honestly gave me anxiety to read about.
The author, Read, did a great job. Can't believe he was only 30 when he took on this project. Incredible. With 16 survivors, of course there are varying interpretations of what happened over the course of the 70 days they were stranded. But Read distills all of it into a facts-based readable narrative where you still feel emotionally connected to each survivor.
Anyway. I cried.