Esraa Ibrahim Ibrahim itibaren Nawanshahr, Punjab, Hindistan
Eric wasn't wearing pink and aqua colored spandex, so it wasn't as good. And the poor girl got no booty.
A fascinating book, but very bleak. A few glimmers of humor, but overall not a "fun" read. Just staggering to read how many tons of earth were blown not just over the High Plains, but over the entire country. My initial reaction was that such numbers just HAD to be typos, but as he continued to bring up similar numbers, I realized that wasn't so. Bleak, staggering, but still very much recommended.
This book hooked me in. It’s an incredibly interesting tale about Mt. Everest climbers. Emotionally powerful and the descriptions of the journey are so detailed and told so well, I felt as though I was there. Great adventure book. Made me interested in reading other mountain climbing books, but this remains my favorite one. A true masterpiece and real life thriller. Some helpful history background as well.
Just reread this--it's still terrific. Please ignore the hokey cover. A quest fantasy that isn't based on Lord of the Rings and its zillion offspring. It's got a hero, an enchanted sword, a heroine in jeopardy, but from there on out the novel takes its own path. The best part is all the gods, inhabiting just about everything, some friendly, some indifferent, some hostile. It feels like this is really how people used to view the world. I also liked the hero's realization that he hadn't been noble and brave -- just stupid and deluded. Now he's stuck on an impossible quest and just wants to go home.