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This is one book I am sure my wife was thrilled to see me finish and be done with. For about three or four days while I was reading it, "Into the Wild" shattered my reality. It made me question everything about my current life, and made me rethink the "Dream."
John Krakauer has written about souls on the fringe of the world, lost young men who rejected what society had to offer them, and struck out into the wilderness, all in the interest of self-enlightenment and some peace of mind which I canno ...more
John Krakauer has written about souls on the fringe of the world, lost young men who rejected what society had to offer them, and struck out into the wilderness, all in the interest of self-enlightenment and some peace of mind which I canno ...more
Krakauer is a very entertaining writer, as I know from his Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster He knows how to weave a tale from multiple perspectives, and fleshes out the true story of 'one young man enters the Alaskan wilderness and dies there' in interesting ways, bringing in the young man's family, relationships with other adults, comparisons to other young men who have been drawn to wildernesses over the decades, scientific explanations of various plants, and, touc
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I love Krakauer and this book didn't disappoint. I could have done without the parallels to his life, but overall very well written. I read the whole thing cover to cover in about 4 hours. Could not put it down!
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Krakauer's books are always page turners for me.
I enjoyed this, but found his conclusions to be a bit unlikely. I think he saw himself in McCandless too much, and failed to recognize the extreme hubris of this young man who went into the wild, wildly unprepared both in training and supplies.
Since he sees himself in "Alex Supertramp," he comes to unlikely conclusions drawn from the barest bits of evidence to "prove" this young man wasn't as arrogant as speculators claim he was.
Still, the majority ...more
I enjoyed this, but found his conclusions to be a bit unlikely. I think he saw himself in McCandless too much, and failed to recognize the extreme hubris of this young man who went into the wild, wildly unprepared both in training and supplies.
Since he sees himself in "Alex Supertramp," he comes to unlikely conclusions drawn from the barest bits of evidence to "prove" this young man wasn't as arrogant as speculators claim he was.
Still, the majority ...more
Though I don't understand the reasoning of Chris McCandless, his story is a fascinating one, and hedidn't lack for courage.
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