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Into The Wild tells the story of Chris McCandless, a privileged young man who felt the need to give everything away and live the life of a nomad, ending up in the Alaskan wilderness where he ultimately lost his life. While on the one hand Krakauer's writing is vivid and explores all the reasons and possibilities behind Chris' decision I felt he kind of romanticised it a little, missing potentially the biggest reason of all, Chris was disillusioned with modern life (something everyone goes throug
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I'm not sure what I expected with this book, but it wasn't what I got. I hadn't realised that it was the story of a young man who had disappeared to wander around the US, ultimately meeting a tragic ending in the wilds of Alaska. The story was by turns sad, frustrating and strange and although the book was readable, there were times I felt that it had been stretched to actually fill a book. I know the initial story had been told in a 9000 word article and actually, by the time I had got to the e
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There is nothing strange in a person who wants to reconnect with nature, because we like all the beings on this earth are natural. Although, I have to agree with a lot of ideas he had i can't help but wonder why he did not at least use some basic survival tools. This was a easy read and a real human insight.
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This is a very interesting look at why Chris McCandless, a young well educated man, walked into the bush in Alaska and starved to death. The author examines a lot of similar cases, including one of his own, in an attempt to shine a light on the possible motivations that led McCandless to his death.
Dec 19, 2009
Angela Randall
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