Title: interesting ordeal, average writing
Product review: Ralston's story of survival is truly amazing. When I first heard about it, I had no idea how many days he was stuck, and couldn't imagine how he went about cutting off his own arm. His account sheds light on the whole ordeal, and is pretty interesting.Do not expect "Touching the Void", or "Into Thin Air" with this work, however. Between a Rock and a Hard Place has an awkward tempo, and there are plenty of parts of the book where it is obvious Ralstons editor wanted more pages. Lets face it: there is only so much he can come up about being stuck in the same spot for days. It is not exactly a masterpiece of writing, either. I did enjoy the book, but it probably would have been more effective as a short story.As for the four stars, I would probably go 3.5, but they don't do half stars here so rounded up.
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