Surprisingly Slow Read

What could have been an exhilarating journey, was a surprisingly bum read with way too much filler. This could be a fun read at three chapters long. Disappointing.

A damn boring read.

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Meh

The narrator for 'Alex' is incredibly obnoxious and doesn't seem to understand his personality at all. I gave up because of that. While Alex might not be for everyone, in this book, he comes off as a self-entitled a#*$ole, rather than a person who really has no filter. For climbers who have been paying attention, there is also very little new information, so far as I have read, which you wouldn't already know.

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Boring, ended up disliking Alex Honnold

I'd you are a climber and can really truly appreciate technical climbing language then you may be able to hang on and finish book just to read about Alex's climbing feats. If you are a just a reader of outdoor non- fiction who loves to learn about other adventure sports and exciting outdoor stories, don't waste your time. There are a lot of stories that may be exciting If you are a climber, but the writer fails to make them seem so or even make me care what will happen to the individuals in the experience. I ended up not finishing and skipping around since overall, I ended up with an actual dislike for Alex, the main subject. Found him selfish and inhuman most of the time, at least from the perspective of the book. Although to be fair, people who are " genius" in their own field often come off that way whether or not they are. Overall boring and uninspiring to a non rock climber.

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Last few chapters were great

I enjoyed this book, but it was a little confusing with different narrators. I saw the movie Free Solo and this book doesn't bring anything new although it gave a more in depth view of the mind of Alex. All in all a nice book.

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filling in these details completes the experience

As an ex boundary pushing alternative athlete from the seventies I'm able to vicariously understand how badass this achievement truly is.. Alex, you DA MAN EXPONENTIALLY. As your peer group already exist at such a high level, your evolution is in another stratosphere.

No insight beyond the obvious

This book is just a mostly tedious recollection of Honnold's climbing history. It offers little more insight than what's in his social media feeds or interviews. He has such a distinctive voice that it was odd to hear someone else's voice reading. It struck me as a little dishonest and a little self serving that he didn't mention that he's fallen several times soloing in Owen's River Gorge. Sort of overselling this "controlled risk" persona he has. Honnold is an interesting guy, but you'd never know from reading this book.

Peace love hike

The audio story made me feel like I was there. You can be normal to be great.

amazing!

alex is a very special person and his book confirms it! I love this book and would recommend it to anyone!

Alex Hannlove

Alex Hannlove is an insanely talented guy we're lucky to have him. Never read the push by tommy caldwell.

Not bad

Firstly the narrarator makes Alex sound very arragont and full of himself, which judging by interviews that I have seen, doesn't seem to be the case. Secondly if you are not familiar with climbing jargon and know climbing spots it is difficult to follow with a lot of technical language being used. Interesting story, but glad I didn't pay for it.