Andy Andrews' book, The Final Summit, was an easy read and enjoyable. I have read several books by Andrews and have never felt like I wasted my time. The format of this book, although great for many stories, becomes boring and too predictable at times and reminded me too often of The Traveler's Gift. I thoroughly enjoyed that book, however, it was the first time I read Andy Andrews.
Don't get me wrong, I believe Andrews is a fantastic artist who uses historical figures well, and makes you want to learn more about them when your time with this book is done. He crafts stories in a way few others can, although it seems he is relying on the format from previous books to tell the stories. The story, in and of itself, is excellent and I do highly recommend it. I give it four out of five stars, even though I did find the format to become boring and predictable at times simply because of my experience with other books like this. I will give a little disclaimer here also, that I did read this book while under some time constraints, and I usually don't do that, I will usually put the book down and finish it at a later time. Of course, I also read this book on my Android mobile device, which is the first time I had done that also, which may have played a part in my impatience.
As far as the story itself, it's a delightful read, and a wonderful book to get lost in. I highly recommend reading it on a much bigger screen than I did, or preferably a good-ol' paper and ink book, instead of electronically.
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