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This book was an interesting account of what the author thinks happened to Chris based on accounts of people that he met along his journey and the diaries/notes he left behind.
I think Krakauer is a fantastic writer, and he really captures moods and places with words. I'd probably read anything he wrote. That said....
I kind of wanted to strangle McCandless. He seemed so arrogant and unwilling to listen to anyone's advice. Until I understood better the circumstances of his death, I just kept thinking "serves you right, you twit!" During the last couple of chapters, though, I really just felt that if he had been a bit more careful, a bit more open to suggestion, he proba ...more
I kind of wanted to strangle McCandless. He seemed so arrogant and unwilling to listen to anyone's advice. Until I understood better the circumstances of his death, I just kept thinking "serves you right, you twit!" During the last couple of chapters, though, I really just felt that if he had been a bit more careful, a bit more open to suggestion, he proba ...more
Loved the movie but the book was all over the place.
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