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| Discussion: Jon Krakauer While the book looks to accurately portray the facts of Mormon history (and do they ever have some), it does rely on being sensationalist in the attempt to paint a dark side on this particular religion. You almost get the feeling Krakauer has a bias that he does not fully address--doing so would add more credibility to this work. It is NOT a history text, it is a very well thought out OpEd. It does beg the question, doesn't every religion or every political movement (liberal or otherwise) or every social structure have a dark side or splinter groups that become socially unacceptable? Christianity (including Mormons), Judaism, Islam, Democrats, Republicans...same rules apply. Krakauer writes as if this is something new. Personally, the book was a "been there-done that" feel to it for me as a reader and scholar of religious history. But again, it is well thought out and uses the emotion and juxtapositions he is now well known for. >>By Edwin Krakauer is a very good FICTION writer. His accounts are sensationalized accounts in which he does a great job of slandering everyone around him for the purpose of self glorification. The only person who seems to agree with "Crock of Shit Krakauer's" 96' account is Beck Weathers who was unconcious through the event. The mountain climbing associations certainly didn't agree with his account, which awarded Anatoli for his efforts on the mountain by the way. Krakauer is a disgrace, preying on those naive enough to believe his self serving prose. >>By Canadian Jim In Under a Banner of Heaven, Krakauer warns Americans of a plague on the land. Be prepared for the worst as this movement grows in numbers in America, a land losing constitution. Excellent read for those experiencing the lies and deceit of this religion. >>By AgnosticOffspringfromMissouriLivinginUtah oh man, do you have like one of those really painful spots on your body, you know, the time you let one of those 'special' someones carry you down some concrete ramp, you didn't really want to be carried, but, hey, you were giving love a chance (you really were), and then, you got dropped, well more like ejected, right smack dab onto your tailbone, and it broke...to be continued... >>By iphybinski "Into Thin Air" and "Eiger Dreams" I've read and was impressed with his writings. I've also read many books apertaining to Everest '96. It's interesting that many do not go with Krakauer's beliefs with what happened. However I'm not a mountaineer and would not hold myself to judge others. >>By hiflydi Hollywood is making a £56 million film about the 1996 Everest disaster which was the basis for Jon Krakauer's book 'Into Thin Air'. http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/ news/article/mps/UAN/2647/v/1/ >>By bikergirl Into the wild is simply one of my favourite book since i feel like i resemble christopher mc canddles in some ways. the book made me cry and it stroke me inside. my ideal life was much like the way mc canddles way of life.what i am now is far from that life and i wonder, wether i have enough courage to even think about it...an extremely pure life >>By ilen You are not logged in. To access all functionality, you can log in via Flork. Flork is a worldwide community of people who are interested in music, movies and books. As a Flork-User, you can participate in this and other discussions, meet new people and exchange messages with other members directly: www.flork.com |