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It's not often that I give 5 stars to a book - especially an adult fiction one. But this one deserves it. I love survival stories, and this one has TWO survival stories in it. One physical, the other emotional. Just a fantastic read, start to finish. Only one swear word and zero sex. I can wholeheartedly recommend to all my friends.
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I have no idea how this book ended up on my want-to-read list, but I am glad it did. The book reminds me of an adult Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. (I haven't read Hatchet in years, so please don't judge me too harshly if you disagree.) I found the story engaging and easy to listen to. The narrator, George Newbern, does an excellent job. I don't think I would have enjoyed the book as much if I hadn't opted for the audio version. There is some light suspense and romance, as well as a few unexpected twi
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What a great book! If you enjoyed the movie, then don’t worry, you’ll probably LOVE the book. It wasn’t actually anything like the move, other than the plane crash. The characters are better, the back stories are more in depth and the ending is better. A book can accomplish so much more than a movie, but it feels like they didn’t try very hard to stay true to the book. Either way, it was a great read.
Also, it was clean- no language or sex scenes. The book even makes fun of Hollywood movies that ...more
Also, it was clean- no language or sex scenes. The book even makes fun of Hollywood movies that ...more
This took me forever to read, mostly because I have a newborn. I liked the story but it was hard to pick up and put down so much since I lost some of the feeling/momentum that way. If I'd read it under normal circumstances I probably would have rated it higher!
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This is a puzzling book to review. The ending had me twisting in every direction. I was mad then about to cry, then bored. When the main character Ben would talk in his "inspirational" emotional way I got really bored and would skim over it. (Ie. maybe glue takes time to dry. Maybe bones take time to mend. Maybe it okay that the mess I call me is in process.) bleh!
But the plot was so interesting that it kept me reading. I did not like when we would have to switch back in time to his childhood o ...more
But the plot was so interesting that it kept me reading. I did not like when we would have to switch back in time to his childhood o ...more
Libby. Based on true story. Very good book. I would never have made it out of the mountains.
A good story but a little too cheesy for me
Aug 25, 2023
Anna
marked it as to-read
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3 1/2 stars
Jul 16, 2016
Ginny
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Nov 23, 2017
Lori Johnson
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Nov 07, 2018
Amber
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Dec 23, 2019
Laura
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Jan 22, 2020
Maryann
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