"A classic in the literature of survival." -- Newsweek

"A great book . . . . an incredible saga. Read's accomplishment in recording a struggle both physical and spiritual is superb." -- Philadelphia Inquirer

"A chilling tale.... Will involve the reader as thoroughly as the best adventure novel. A book of real and lasting value." -- Rolling Stone

"Superb...flawless.... A testimonial to the durability and determination of young men who might have chosen to die and simply would not." -- Detroit Free Press

"A masterpiece...It is inconceivable to me that this story could have been better told." -- Graham Greene

"No one will come away unmoved by the book, and no one will be able to put it down.... There is no way of reading Alive without a heightened sense of one's own life and its value." -- New Republic

"Thunderous entertainment...A classic human adventure...A narrative of terrific and enduring significance." -- New York Times

"Tragic, heartwarming, inspiring, shocking, terrifying, and true." -- Columbus Dispatch

"An adventure story to rival those of Hillary and Tensing, Thor Heyerdahl, or Jacques Cousteau." -- Chicago Tribune

"A book you won't soon forget." -- Cleveland Press

"An adventure both physical and spiritual...Mr. Read was chosen by the survivors to write a full and balanced account of their ordeal, and he has done so with conspicuous success." -- The New Yorker