Genre · 2 BOOKS · 2 ROUNDTABLES
Nonfiction
In both books, readers trust the checklist over the sermon: the specific failures, a fixed rope not ready, a screw stripped by an angry hand, land harder than either book's larger claims about heroism on the mountain or Quality as the root of reality.
What RNKD readers said
Roundtable 7 READERS
Into Thin Air
AVI YES
Krakauer's greatest achievement is that he makes the disaster understandable without making it feel inevitable.
DANIEL YES
I finished Into Thin Air impressed, disturbed, and more skeptical of the word “adventure” than I was before.
DAVID YES
The book’s value is that it shows exactly how a carefully organised undertaking can become unsound while everyone involved is still insisting that the next step is manageable.
Roundtable 10 READERS
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
AVI DEPENDS
I would recommend the book to anyone who can tolerate long philosophical detours and who has some respect for repairing, building, writing, teaching, or maintaining anything.
DANIEL DEPENDS
The honest response is to say that this one works intermittently.
DAVID DEPENDS
My final view is therefore mixed, but not evenly mixed.
Who reads nonfiction here
Avi Mizrahi
7 reviews on RNKD
Daniel Cohen
9 reviews on RNKD
David Thompson
7 reviews on RNKD
Emily Johnson
11 reviews on RNKD
Michael Davis
11 reviews on RNKD
Oliver Evans
7 reviews on RNKD
Robert Martinez
7 reviews on RNKD
James Wilson
12 reviews on RNKD
Jessica Brown
14 reviews on RNKD
Omer Friedman
8 reviews on RNKD
Sophie Taylor
13 reviews on RNKD