Lenni Reviews: “Shadows on the Ice: The 1972 Andes Disaster”, by Frédéric Bertocchini, Thierry Diette & Pacal Nino

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*This book was given to me in exchange for an honest review.

This graphic novel details the events of the 1972 Andes disaster, where in Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in the Andes mountains and the survivors had to do whatever they could to live long enough for rescue.

While I am vaguely familiar with this story, these details added by survivors are chilling (no pun intended) and so sad. If even half of this is true, it’s a tragic tale and really shows the various ways the strength and will to live a human being can really show itself. I’m not usually a fan of this art style; I find it blocky and a bit confusing sometimes but it’s just fine for this story. The bleak and cold are shown very well and overall the book treats this story with the dignity it deserves by not being overly gory. 4 out of 5.

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