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A review by bonitazivot
Thin Air by Michelle Paver
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
‘Thin air’ was a surprisingly good book. I received it as a ‘blind date with a book’ gift and I’m happy I got to read it, as I probably wouldn’t have picked it up based on the blurb.
The book tells the story of a group of men taking on the the grueling task of climbing the Kangchenjunga. Although I don’t think it was meant to be a ‘travel diary’, it’s how the book reads. I liked the writing style a lot, and the storyline was interesting.
A big remark is that the book was a bit slow paced at times, as after nearly 100 pages, we hadn’t even reached the mountain yet.
Besides, for a book marked as a ‘ghost story’, ghosts don’t seem to be the main theme, nor are they mentioned all that often. I wonder if Stephen, instead, suffered of severe mountain illness and was hallucinating the things he thought to have seen.
Lastly, I felt the ending seemed rushed. One second we were on the mountain, the next we suddenly weren’t there anymore. I think it’s a shame the ghost theme wasn’t further explored here. For example, it would’ve been great to read more on their descent from the mountain and read conversations on how everyone felt and perhaps what they had or hadn’t seen. Missed opportunity..
Overall, I enjoyed the reading experience and would recommend this book to those that enjoy books about life changing journeys. 3 stars for this one.
The book tells the story of a group of men taking on the the grueling task of climbing the Kangchenjunga. Although I don’t think it was meant to be a ‘travel diary’, it’s how the book reads. I liked the writing style a lot, and the storyline was interesting.
A big remark is that the book was a bit slow paced at times, as after nearly 100 pages, we hadn’t even reached the mountain yet.
Besides, for a book marked as a ‘ghost story’, ghosts don’t seem to be the main theme, nor are they mentioned all that often. I wonder if Stephen, instead, suffered of severe mountain illness and was hallucinating the things he thought to have seen.
Lastly, I felt the ending seemed rushed. One second we were on the mountain, the next we suddenly weren’t there anymore. I think it’s a shame the ghost theme wasn’t further explored here. For example, it would’ve been great to read more on their descent from the mountain and read conversations on how everyone felt and perhaps what they had or hadn’t seen. Missed opportunity..
Overall, I enjoyed the reading experience and would recommend this book to those that enjoy books about life changing journeys. 3 stars for this one.