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Book Reviews of Alive: Sixteen Men, Seventy-two Days, and Insurmountable Odds--the Classic Adventure of Survival in the Andes (P.S.)

Alive:  Sixteen Men, Seventy-two Days, and Insurmountable Odds--the Classic Adventure of Survival in the Andes (P.S.)
Alive Sixteen Men Seventytwo Days and Insurmountable Oddsthe Classic Adventure of Survival in the Andes - P.S.
Author: Piers Paul Read
ISBN-13: 9780060778668
ISBN-10: 0060778660
Pages: 448
Edition: Reprint
Rating:
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 20 ratings
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
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GeniusJen avatar reviewed Alive: Sixteen Men, Seventy-two Days, and Insurmountable Odds--the Classic Adventure of Survival in the Andes (P.S.) on + 5322 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Once I finally got into the book, this was a good story of survival. The men and women who crashed in the Andes had to overcome horrible situations -- injuries from the crash, an avalanche, and then the lack of food. What they did to survive was admirable, even if some may judge them harshly over their decision to eat the flesh of their dead friends.

That being said, though, the story moves so slowly, and the author's writing style is so staid, that it took me forever to actually feel like I was reading something worthwhile.

A good story, but it's a journey to plod through it.
captaintjf avatar reviewed Alive: Sixteen Men, Seventy-two Days, and Insurmountable Odds--the Classic Adventure of Survival in the Andes (P.S.) on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This is an amazing book of survival. How far would you go to survive? Would you be able to do whatever it takes to survive?
girl avatar reviewed Alive: Sixteen Men, Seventy-two Days, and Insurmountable Odds--the Classic Adventure of Survival in the Andes (P.S.) on + 36 more book reviews
amazing journey