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Above All Things (2012)

by Tanis Rideout(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0771076355 (ISBN13: 9780771076350)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

McClelland & Stewart

review 1: Probably more of a 3.5 for me. Climbing mt. Everest in 1924 without oxygen and all the super gear that we have now seems more than daunting. Mallory tries multiple times. You might say it conquers him. His wife is left home with three children and little contact or news from the expedition---how difficult. Can't imagine the support team and Sherpas who carried supplies and set up tents. Great insight into a dangerous expedition.
review 2: It's a fast read, and I gained some knowledge of the early expeditions of Mount Everest. I didn't feel great emotion for any of the characters individually, but what they all went through was intense and definitely pulled at my heartstrings. The book poses some real questions about priorities. What is the value of a... moreccomplishing something really dangerous just for the glory of acknowledgement that you did it? ---especially if it is at the expense of others? less

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