The Water People

by Joe Simpson

Book by JOE SIMPSON

Genres: Fiction, Climbing, Mountaineering

Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Joe Simpson is the author of the bestselling Touching the Void, as well as four subsequent non-fiction books published by The Mountaineers Books: This Game of Ghosts, Storms of Silence, Dark Shadows Falling, and The Beckoning Silence. The Beckoning Silence won the 2003 National Outdoor Book Award. The other three published by The Mountaineers Books were all shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Award.

Reviews

[Robert Day]

Even though I was born in Sheffield and some of the book is set there I have to say that this is not my kind of book. Too much description of things I either don't need describing or that I'm not interested in for this narrative to find a place in my heart.

I still have to read Touching The Void but I have to say that this makes me less likely to look forward to it. Too light on story and heavy on description. Sad characters with inimal progression. Heavy going.

Read this if you're Joe's close relatives. But then again, don't.

[Douglas Law]

An OK read.

[Chris Ellis]

Awful.