Non-fiction books are hard to review, apart from ones that are just stupid self-aggrandizing fluff. Especially one dealing with a real life disaster. I wasn’t there, and I don’t know much about it, so there’s no way I can judge its veracity. However, I did think this was a well told horror story, and I’d recommend it. I like how honest Krakauer was with his own failings and his actions. There is also a lengthy rebuttal to accusations by another author that I found enlightening. 

All in all, it’s a good book.