Thin Air

I'm not sure if this is an adventure story, a family relationship story, or a horror story. I think Paver set out to weave those elements together, and in many ways it's compelling. There's barely a hint of spookiness until you're well into chapter 7, which was a little disappointing and interfered with good pacing. But there are touches of true wilderness horror that echo the classic “The Wendigo,” and the brothers' relationship combined with altitude sickness and isolation leads to an unreliable narration that reminded me of [b:The Turn of the Screw 12948 The Turn of the Screw Henry James https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1443203592s/12948.jpg 990886].And yet, this book consistently struck me as a wan imitation of Paver's superior [b:Dark Matter 8350864 Dark Matter Michelle Paver https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1504563569s/8350864.jpg 13203928]. For me, that book has much better characters and relationships, engages the reader's sympathy better, and is much, much scarier. It even has a higher quality dog! My advice is simply to read that (or listen to the exceptional reading by Jeremy Northam).