47 pages • 1 hour read
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Piers Paul Read's Alive captures the harrowing survival story of a Uruguayan rugby team after a plane crash in the Andes. Reviews highlight its gripping, raw narrative and meticulous research, offering a profound exploration of human endurance. While some find it too graphic, others praise its unflinching honesty. Overall, it's compelling and thought-provoking, though not for the faint-hearted.
Fans of survival tales such as Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer or Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand will appreciate Alive by Piers Paul Read. Readers fascinated by real-life stories of human endurance in extreme conditions will find this gripping account of an Andes plane crash compelling.
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Lexile Level
1160L