Review: Tough To Put Down!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 7, 2013
"Alive And Alone" is an excellent story about survival in the wild.Throughout the highly complex, well-elaborated, gripping plot, various key life issues are addressed, such as how to deal with the decease of a loved one who died by your side while you two were alone in the wild, how to mourn, how to get take care of yourself when you are alone in the Alaskan wilderness and have no means to contact anybody for help, or how to remain motivated and persevere in your quest for survival. I could go on, but I fear that I might reveal too much about the plot if I did.W.R. Benton must have substantial experience in search and rescue operations, and it shows. He has managed to explain, in a manner which is simple to understand, accurate and entertaining, the implications of search&rescue; operations, whilst needling them into the story line which makes the book so hard to put down.I have learnt a lot from this book; things that you would not know if, like myself, you have never been camping, fishing or hunting.I recommend this book to anybody aged 13 or over.