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Originally Posted by carpetmojo
Don't want to make light of the truly awful event - but it does sound rather like a non-survivalist work.....
Don't think I could take it, anyway.
"Touching the Void" , though - stunning, and beautifully written....
And the Shackleton ? A real no-brainer really - got to be on your list.
I rather gave up on "Penal Colony", my initial doubts being confirmed - but due to the weakness of the writing, and the somewhat dated feel, rather than any depictions of horror and bestiality that the title nudges you about.
Don't know why I d/loaded it, really, didn't sound anything like my cup of Java.
Oh yes, it was free.......
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I don't know...most people that survive bad experiences say //it was all about my will,,,..many of these men that both died and survived ...could have just let themselves drown..but chose to live ....I think that is the one common thing all the above mentioned books have in common