Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read

Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors

Piers Paul Read

318 pages first pub 1974 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

On October 12, 1972, a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the remote, snow-peaked Andes. Out of the forty-five original passengers and crew, only sixteen made it off the mountain alive. For ten excruciating weeks they suffer...

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emotional 66%
dark 64%
sad 62%
inspiring 58%
tense 56%
adventurous 54%
informative 50%
challenging 49%
hopeful 42%
reflective 26%
funny 2%

Pace

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slow 26%
fast 12%

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