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I liked this book. It is a heart-felt memoir of an escape from a WW II Soviet labor camp and a year-long trek from northeastern Siberia to India. Inspiring and adventurous. What I particularly enjoyed were the descriptions of the kindness that the local people throughout Siberia, Tibet, and the in the Gobi bestowed on these trekkers, who had minimal food and equipment. If they hadn't received help from the locals, they would not have survived. The descriptions of the geography were also engaging. My only criticism of the book was that some parts strained credibility. I'm not saying the story is apocryphal, but perhaps the recounting from memory missed some important details. For example, in describing their crossing of the Gobi desert, Rawicz says they sometimes walked as much as eight days without water. This is hard to believe. Walking three days in most desert environments without water is almost always fatal. Nevertheless, a good read.


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Long Walk The True Story of a Trek to Freedom Slavomir Rawicz Books Reviews

A harrowing TRUE Story that was told in a 2015 film called "The Walk", I believe. The book is real and heartbreaking of 8 men and a young lady who walk out of an Arctic circle gulag, 1,000s of miles thru the Gobi Desert, OVER the Himalayas--hello, Mt. Everest here, all the way to India over a year and a half. Cried and laughed through it all.
I read this book some years ago. I don't think most people could put the book down once they begin reading it. To think of several individuals -- initially seven, then eight, and finally four, walking from northeast Siberia south across the Gobi Desert, China, the Himalayas and into India to escape a prison came seems impossible. It says much for the human spirit and the desire for freedom. There are a couple of things in the version that seemed to have been dropped from the original version. One was that some of the escapees ate locusts following a locust storm and millions of them were lying, dead and alive; others could not be made to try them. There was a locust storm in the version, but no mention of eating or not eating them. An occurrence at the labor camp in Siberia was not mentioned in the version. I have suggested this book to a number of people.
A very enjoyable read and difficult to put down. This isn't a long book, only approx. 240 pages, but it is an amazing saga, truly an epic for the author and his fellow prisoners who escaped their Russian nightmare. A movie was made based on this book (which I haven't seen) titled The Way Out. There are many accusations against this book regarding its authenticity. Questions surrounding the author, one of the players, a Mr. Smith and many other issues. I personally don't really care. I feel it perfectly acceptable to believe that there have been thousands of successful escapes in the histories of war and imprisonment, many of which we'll probably never learn about. (There are many examples in our world of truthful individuals being discredited by those who have the power and will to do so). I also feel there are many circumstances described in this book which may very well be truthful and accurate. The author makes clear that none of them had a compass or any other tool or method to document their mileage, exact routes etc. Merely the sun was their guide and their horrific and many times deadly ordeal is most certainly experienced by the reader. A terrific and exciting read no matter what you believe. As a side note, I recently finished reading "Escape from Davao", also outstanding. In this case there was factual evidence and documentation of the escape, but nonetheless, some individuals had questions. Both books are excellent regardless.
This is one of the best books in the world; a great read and a wonderful gift to anyone who does. It is the true story of seven men who escape from a Communist prison in Siberia just after WWII, and walk all the way to India. What they endure, those they encounter, the experiences they have and the bond that develops among them make one of the most moving stories you will ever read. Highly recommended; a fast read, invaluable.
This was a very gripping book! I couldn't put it down and when I did, it was all I could think about until I picked it up again. The monumental adversity that faced Slavomir Rawicz was unbelievable, and he told the story so you got a picture in your mind; you felt the heat and the cold and the frustration. The story is great, the writing is not that great, but the true life recollection is so powerful, you overlook the writing.It was recommended to me by my neighbor, and I have since recommended it to friends and family.
I liked this book. It is a heart-felt memoir of an escape from a WW II Soviet labor camp and a year-long trek from northeastern Siberia to India. Inspiring and adventurous. What I particularly enjoyed were the descriptions of the kindness that the local people throughout Siberia, Tibet, and the in the Gobi bestowed on these trekkers, who had minimal food and equipment. If they hadn't received help from the locals, they would not have survived. The descriptions of the geography were also engaging. My only criticism of the book was that some parts strained credibility. I'm not saying the story is apocryphal, but perhaps the recounting from memory missed some important details. For example, in describing their crossing of the Gobi desert, Rawicz says they sometimes walked as much as eight days without water. This is hard to believe. Walking three days in most desert environments without water is almost always fatal. Nevertheless, a good read.