Cedric
This was a great book. I learned a lot about the history of the United States, as well as indigenous people (which I didn't expect going into the book but obviously should have known). Definitely recommend.
Loved it! I originally picked it up to learn about Colorado and ski history and ended up learning a ton about WWII and becoming fascinated with less-known aspects of wars.
I enjoyed the book and the writing. However, it can be pretty sad at times - would recommend but be warned.
I thought it was pretty good. Different from the books I normally read and I did get bogged down a couple of times, but overall I thought it was an interesting, valuable read.
I normally don't write reviews but I felt so compelled to leave a short note since I so thoroughly enjoyed this book. I really appreciated how well the author wove together history and public health, making this content accessible to someone who is not an expert in either. I didn't know a ton about these topics, especially the older time periods, but the more recent topics were reminiscent of my medical geography course in college (although more engaging and interesting). Highly recommended!
Only read Martha Wells since it's supposed to be a Murderbot prequel. It was decent and a short read.
I really loved this book. I think it's a shame it didn't get better reviews - another great book from Weir!
I ended up liking this book a lot more than I expected to. I'm looking forward to book 2 :)
Obviously this is a classic book for those who enjoy nature and environmental (activism) books. I found the prose funny by today's standards and some of his views contradictory to common beliefs in the modern environmentalism movement, but I enjoyed the book and would recommend it.
I thought that this book was well-written and well-researched. However, I had real trouble connecting with the plight of McCandless, which kind of took me out of the story and led to me struggling to finish the book. Reading other reviews, it seems like people are polarized about McCandless and either really connect with him or not – but I don't think that had anything to do with Krakauer or his writing.
I liked this book a lot. It is quite a bit different from the movie, but equally odd and surprising.
I liked this book. There were parts of it that I didn't find as interesting as I had hoped, but I definitely enjoyed it and it delved into a lot of aspects of ‘night' that I hadn't expected.
I really wanted to like this book. I have spent time learning about cabins and love the premise. Sadly, I did not enjoy the writing very much and there was a lot more information about architecture than I expected (for better or worse).
