Between a Rock and a Hard Place
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place

by Aron Ralston

2004•Biography•368 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryadventureunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeRealistic and unsavoury: a serious biography, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like edge over warmth.

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

Hiking into the remote Utah canyonlands, Aron Ralston felt perfectly at home in the beautiful natural world. Then, at 2:41 p.m., eight miles from his truck, in a deep and narrow slot canyon, an eight-hundred-pound boulder tumbled loose, pinning Aron's right hand and wrist against the canyon wall.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryAdventureHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardyEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

Rock climbing accidentsMountaineersWilderness survivalAmputeesSurvivalBiographyMountaineeringRock climbing

Details

Author
Aron Ralston
Published
2004
Pages
368
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