Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021?

Re:Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021? by serjester on Thursday December 23, 2021 @08:40PM (#29668994)

438 days. A memoir of a Mexican fisherman that spent over a year drifting across the Pacific Ocean. I’m a sucker for a good survival story and finished it in a day.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021? by zweiasakura on Thursday December 23, 2021 @09:28PM (#29669328)

Given you like survival stories, I'm guessing you've also read Unbroken. But on the off chance you haven't, definitely check it out!

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Re:Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021? by sunsetonsaturn on Friday December 24, 2021 @03:58AM (#29671769)

Considering that both of you are who you are, I recommend "A miracle in the Andes".

Thanks for recommending "438 days" - I'm adding it to my list. And yes, I really enjoyed "Unbroken".

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Re:Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021? by serjester on Thursday December 23, 2021 @10:09PM (#29669620)

Appreciate the recommendation, this has been on my wish list forever! Finally pulled the trigger and bought it after your comment.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021? by randlet on Thursday December 23, 2021 @09:00PM (#29669135)

You've likely already read it at this point, but "Endurance: Shackletons Incredible Voyage" by Lansing is an amazing survival story.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021? by jackfoxy on Thursday December 23, 2021 @10:50PM (#29669957)

Skip the retelling and go straight to the source, South, by Ernest Shackleton.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021? by zweiasakura on Thursday December 23, 2021 @09:29PM (#29669337)

Funny how we both gave disclaimers with our recommendations.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021? by leobg on Friday December 24, 2021 @03:25AM (#29671549)

There’s also “Miracle In the Andes” by Nando X (forgot the surname). And “Adrift” by Callahan (forgot the first name).

The latter is one of the few books I read thrice over the years. Combines for me beauty, survival, appreciation for life and our humanness, philosophy and knowledge about our world.

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