Touching The Void by Joe Simpson

Touching The Void

Joe Simpson

224 pages first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction memoir travel adventurous inspiring tense medium-paced

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The book behind the BAFTA award-winning film.Winner of the NCR Award for non-fiction and the Boardman Tasker award.Touching the Void is the heart-stopping account of Joe Simpson's terrifying adventure in the Peruvian Andes. He and his climbing par...

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Moods

adventurous 94%
tense 74%
inspiring 58%
emotional 48%
challenging 44%
informative 32%
reflective 29%
dark 28%
hopeful 24%
sad 10%
funny 2%
mysterious 2%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 57%
fast 31%
slow 10%

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