Author: MG Edwards
Title: Kilimanjaro: One Man’s Quest to Go Over the
Hill
Description: Edwards
decides to tackle Kilimanjaro as a sort of midlife challenge to himself as he
debates the path his life will take in the future. With three like-minded
friends, he plans an attempt on Kilimanjaro. He takes us with him through the
process from planning to aftermath.
Source: One of
seven books nominated for Foreword’s award
in the travel category (I’m a judge this year).
Writing style: Edwards’
writing style grew on me. He gives some personal detail without giving too much
information, and the same can be said of the climbing detail. The result is a
saga of the trip that doesn’t get bogged down or go too fast. He does seem to
relate his own climb to Hemingway’s Snows
of Kilimanjaro story a little much—the book would stand on its own without
this conceit.
Audience: Those
who enjoy first-person travel narratives or stories of people tackling
bucket-list type quests.
Major ideas: Edwards
knows that the climb will be the most physical challenge he has ever tackled. He’s
having difficulties in his career, and figures if he can master Kilimanjaro, he
can face the challenge of changing his life’s path in other ways.
Wrap-up: I
enjoyed this book. It’s an independent publication, so the quality (i.e. small
black and white pictures) could have been better, but overall, I would
recommend. 4/5*
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