Some of you may remember the tragedy of the Fairchild plane crash in the 1970's. My father sure did, and when he told me that he remembered loving this book in his youth, I had to see what my usually book-averse father "devoured". What I found was a surprisingly atypical survivor story: yes, it did have drama, yes, it did fulfill that morbid curiosity about what surviving in the worst conditions entails. The plane crashed in the middle of the Andes Mountains, harsh and nearly unsurvivable conditions. Aboard was a Rugby team from Uruguay, rich, spoiled kids who suddenly have to fend for themselves. Probably the best part of this book was how surprisingly well-written it was--not at all like those somewhat guilty pleasure reads about horrifying events, Read is a very talented writer who uses his gift to tell the story in an empathetic, yet truthful, way.
Beth gives it four out of five carrots!
Paperback, 7.99
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