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Average rating3.7
Holy crap, I think Hugh Glass has to be one of the biggest badasses in history- EVER. Even if half of what happened in this story is true (and Punke gives us a head's up at the end saying what he had to fill in and what he could confirm) it is one of the greatest adventure/survival stories I've ever read. I have loved survival stories since reading My Side of the Mountain when I was a kid.
My boss read Revenant at the same time, and I loved what she had to say about it. Compared to Hugh Glass and other mountain men, we humans of today are sad, sad wussies. I think she is right about that, and I'll think of Hugh Glass the next time the internet is down and I have to wait for a few minutes. It could be worse. I could be cracking into marrow bone trying to digest rotten meat.
The good news: what a great book to start the new year off with! The bad news: it was soo great, the next five are going to seem awful in comparison. Sigh.