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Title: A let-down
Review: Jon Krakauer's riveting book "Into Thin Air" was my original impetus to start reading books about climbing Everest. The psyche of people willing to risk serious harm and death in order to climb that mountain is fascinating and I am always interested in reading yet another perspective. I was, however, rather disappointed by "Fragile Edge."Coffey's story of love and loss is ultimately quite bland. Joe Tasker made it clear from the beginning that she was not that important to him and that she had to fit into his life on his terms. Their relationship was almost non-existant since he was always either away climbing a mountain or preoccupied with planning his next expedition.Coffey comes across as a rather immature girl, in love with the idea of the daring mountaineer, rather than the man himself. There is nothing compelling about their relationship and the trip she takes to vist Everest after his death comes across as being completely pointless.
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