Into the Wild
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- Author：Jon Krakauer
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Summary
By examining the true story of Chris McCandless， a young man， who in 1992 walked deep into the Alaskan wilderness and whose SOS note and emaciated corpse were found four months later， internationally bestselling author Jon Krakauer explores the obsession which leads some people to explore the outer limits of self， leave civilization behind and seek enlightenment through solitude and contact with nature。
Reviews
Borek Slangen
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Romanticising， but fair。 Sympathy for writer and protagonistFine balance between storytelling and explaining drivePace kept me reading。 Reader to make his own judgement？
Jaden LP
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Intriguing story of a man who does insane things， but whose reasoning is quite similar to a lot of ordinary people。 This book had an impact on how I view the importance of mundane things。
Helet Botha
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I have been thinking and wondering about the relationship between a grown up child and their parents a lot lately， because this is where I am finding myself。 The current state of the world with the Covid pandemic has disrupted the usual way of things and my house is full of young adults who would have been somewhere else， had life gone it's "normal" way。 I am especially curious about the relationships between fathers and sons， because I have three young men who are learning to navigate themselve I have been thinking and wondering about the relationship between a grown up child and their parents a lot lately， because this is where I am finding myself。 The current state of the world with the Covid pandemic has disrupted the usual way of things and my house is full of young adults who would have been somewhere else， had life gone it's "normal" way。 I am especially curious about the relationships between fathers and sons， because I have three young men who are learning to navigate themselves in this relationship with a father and finding who they are and want to be as they grow up。 What has this to do with Into the Wild， you ask？ Well Jon Krakauer has written this heartbreaking tale from that perspective。 A brilliant， gifted young man， consciously discarding the expectations and dreams of his parents to find his own identity。 And oh， the irony that he was never able to live in that newfound awareness。 I understood and identified with the call of the wild。 As young students we used to go on epic hikes in the majestic Drakensberg mountains。 It is true that you enter inward as you venture out。You learn a lot about yourself and your place in the world in those open spaces at the top of the world。 I really enjoyed this book。 The author wrote with empathy and an understanding that comes from his own experiences as a young man。 He wrote with integrity and sincerity and some vulnerability。 （ By the way， he writes in this same manner in his book Into thin air， about his adventure on Mount Everest） However， my heart ached for the young man that could not survive his search for himself to live out his life and that sadness stayed with me long after I closed the book。 One of those books that settles somewhere inside you。” 。。。more
Audrey
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Krakauer follows the winding and heartbreaking tale of Chris McCandless， from childhood to his end in Fairbanks Bus 142 in Alaska。 Bringing texture to the story， the author tracks down everyone McCandless met in his wild and unplanned travels around the U。S。， and follows his path down the Stampede Trail in Alaska to visit the bus。 Through a thorough and thoughtful retelling， you feel like you get to know Chris McCandless even though the author himself never met him。 While it is a story of the hu Krakauer follows the winding and heartbreaking tale of Chris McCandless， from childhood to his end in Fairbanks Bus 142 in Alaska。 Bringing texture to the story， the author tracks down everyone McCandless met in his wild and unplanned travels around the U。S。， and follows his path down the Stampede Trail in Alaska to visit the bus。 Through a thorough and thoughtful retelling， you feel like you get to know Chris McCandless even though the author himself never met him。 While it is a story of the hubris of man， it is also an incredible story of someone living in a way that most people wish they could but never actually would。 McCandless literally burned his money in the desert， ignored laws and regulations， canoed to Mexico， lived in the moment， and managed to exist for several years in a way that aligned exactly with his values。 Krakauer reflects on stories from history of other young men attempting to live in nature， disconnected from society， and the different successes and mysteries surrounding them。 Krakauer also takes a few chapters to dive into his own story of a near-fatal ego-fueled adventure up a mountain in Alaska。 As far as lessons learned， Krakauer's telling makes McCandless's story more alluring than forboding。 The part I can never forget is a note from one of McCandless's books when he was starving in the wild: "Happiness only real when shared。" The other great lesson learned is from his mother: Make sure you call your parents。 。。。more
Adrian
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This book is misguided and for that reason I disliked it。 A good portion of the book the author spends in a thorough and presumptuous analysis of Chris life and adventures， including obviously his last， fatal one。 This portion was well written and interesting to learn about and unfathomably sad， but overly romanticized。。。 to the point of annoyance。 The latter part of the book seems to change tone dramatically and becomes a sort-of weird autobiographical experience， paralleling the authors life a This book is misguided and for that reason I disliked it。 A good portion of the book the author spends in a thorough and presumptuous analysis of Chris life and adventures， including obviously his last， fatal one。 This portion was well written and interesting to learn about and unfathomably sad， but overly romanticized。。。 to the point of annoyance。 The latter part of the book seems to change tone dramatically and becomes a sort-of weird autobiographical experience， paralleling the authors life and Supertramps。 It has weird overtones of a pissing contest at times。 The writing dramatically decreases in quality and loses the sharpness it started with。 Don’t read it down in the dumps。 You may never find ur way up。 。。。more
Herb Costello
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A true story。 No real surprises as you are told of the end of the story at the start of the book。Instead it is a deeply forensic approach to the the wanderlust of the character of Chris McCandless based on the scant facts available from his family， his associates he has met on his journeys and the trail of notes he has left behind。 In an attempt to flesh out the real story， the author draws references from many other examples of wanderlust from Chris's past and other examples of similar events f A true story。 No real surprises as you are told of the end of the story at the start of the book。Instead it is a deeply forensic approach to the the wanderlust of the character of Chris McCandless based on the scant facts available from his family， his associates he has met on his journeys and the trail of notes he has left behind。 In an attempt to flesh out the real story， the author draws references from many other examples of wanderlust from Chris's past and other examples of similar events from history。The story is further embellished with numerous quotes from literature which are both highlighted from the books Chris was carrying with him and other texts。 Referencing quotes from Twain， Thoreau， Chesterton， Roszac， and many other renowned authors to help illustrate and further explore the ideas raised in the book。In the long run it is a very interesting read and a good example of detective work， fleshing out the facts and the psychology of a young man， building a hypothesis as to what may have occurred， and investigating his approach to life leading eventually to his death。Was it a mistake， intentional， or a result of a number of poor decisions？I enjoyed this book and gobbled it up in just a few days。 Now it is time to watch the movie。。。 。。。more
J。D。
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There's nothing wrong with the book--I just didn't like the topic。 I found McCandless impossible to sympathize with。 Sure， I had hare-brained notions when I was young， and had I followed them， somebody might have found my bleached skeleton in the Superstition Mountains。 So much of my disdain for this person is visceral and difficult to put into words。 I found his indefatigable insouciance incredibly annoying。 That he died in 1992 in Alaska is a miracle in itself。 He should have died several time There's nothing wrong with the book--I just didn't like the topic。 I found McCandless impossible to sympathize with。 Sure， I had hare-brained notions when I was young， and had I followed them， somebody might have found my bleached skeleton in the Superstition Mountains。 So much of my disdain for this person is visceral and difficult to put into words。 I found his indefatigable insouciance incredibly annoying。 That he died in 1992 in Alaska is a miracle in itself。 He should have died several times before that， but God's grace or good fortune spared him。 He doesn't seem heroic or idealistic to me; he just seems inefficiently suicidal。 。。。more
Lara
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I really wanted to like this。 I just couldn't。 The author wandered back and forth in Chris/Alex life and it was hard to follow the timeline。 He included stories of others who disappeared in the wilds， not necessarily Alaska。 I'm not sure of the reason。 Maybe to try to make sense of Chris/Alex mindset？ But when the author began， what felt like to me， a long account of his own journey into Alaska I just had to give it up。 I felt if he wanted to write his own story then he should; an autobiography， I really wanted to like this。 I just couldn't。 The author wandered back and forth in Chris/Alex life and it was hard to follow the timeline。 He included stories of others who disappeared in the wilds， not necessarily Alaska。 I'm not sure of the reason。 Maybe to try to make sense of Chris/Alex mindset？ But when the author began， what felt like to me， a long account of his own journey into Alaska I just had to give it up。 I felt if he wanted to write his own story then he should; an autobiography， not as part of Chris/Alex story。 。。。more
Luke Stannard
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This isn’t really a book about a kid who walked into the wilderness。 It's not even a story， because you know the ending from the very beginning。 It’s more about that feeling we all have at one time or another to say "I'm going to do it"！ Thusly， everyone either worships or distains Alexander Supertramp for dying。It's all more telling about others than it is about him。 Lots of complex feelings for everyone。 On one extreme， people revel in his stupidity to make themselves feel better。 On the other This isn’t really a book about a kid who walked into the wilderness。 It's not even a story， because you know the ending from the very beginning。 It’s more about that feeling we all have at one time or another to say "I'm going to do it"！ Thusly， everyone either worships or distains Alexander Supertramp for dying。It's all more telling about others than it is about him。 Lots of complex feelings for everyone。 On one extreme， people revel in his stupidity to make themselves feel better。 On the other， he’s admired for his courage， because how else do you build courage yourself if not by idolizing a hero？ In the middle is his own ideal。 Living out his beliefs in peace， one with the environment， quietly， alone， and starving。 。。。more
Amanda Cotroneo
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Fascinating and （mostly） well-written story that I had trouble putting down from the first page until the final third of the book。 Krakauer ends up filling a full chapter detailing one of his own precarious climbs， which felt a bit like exploitation， and spent similar amounts of time describing 1） the friends that hiked with him to see the bus where McCandless had stayed， but were otherwise entirely uninvolved in this story， 2） the various potentially-poisonous seed theories。 If the book had end Fascinating and （mostly） well-written story that I had trouble putting down from the first page until the final third of the book。 Krakauer ends up filling a full chapter detailing one of his own precarious climbs， which felt a bit like exploitation， and spent similar amounts of time describing 1） the friends that hiked with him to see the bus where McCandless had stayed， but were otherwise entirely uninvolved in this story， 2） the various potentially-poisonous seed theories。 If the book had ended sooner， it would've been a 4-4。5。 Many other reviews of this book are riddled with comments about how careless， selfish， arrogant， and ill-prepared Chris McCandless was， and I don't disagree， so I'll leave that there。 I feel for his parents and sister who， as far as any of us outsiders can tell， did not deserve what he put them through。 The most emotional scene in the book， by far， is when his parents venture out into the wilderness and his mom leaves the first aid kit， food， emergency supplies， and a note instructing the next person who arrives at the abandoned shelter （bus） to call their parents。 。。。more
Carolyn Leon
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Read for class junior year of high school， pretty good。
Trudy Roy
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The story of Chris McCandless and how he walked into the Alaskan bush and never came out。 He starved a few weeks before his body was discovered by hunters。 Why could a young man turn his back on the world and search solitude？ Interesting read。
Kelly
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Good。 The movie stayed true to the book for the most part。 I enjoyed the extra content about the authors own story。
Lesa
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Great nonfiction read。 Krakauer got me so interested in McCandless that I am jumping right into The Wild Truth， written by his sister。
Basil B
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when I read this at 16 it felt inspiring and when I read this at 22 it feels like a cautionary tale
Seth Kaplan
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This book is an amazing biography of Christopher Mccandless and an inspirational account of a beautiful journey throughout life told as a young adventurer whose life was taken too soon from this world。 i would recommend this book to anyone who loves nature， and anyone who feels like society puts too much pressure on you。
Olivia
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I don't see Chris McCandless as a hero nor a selfish fool。 I see him as a young man who tried out a different life for himself。 Gave himself a challenge and stood his ground。 In the end， he suffered the consequences of his own decisions。 How so many people have a problem with that is a mystery to me。 I don't see Chris McCandless as a hero nor a selfish fool。 I see him as a young man who tried out a different life for himself。 Gave himself a challenge and stood his ground。 In the end， he suffered the consequences of his own decisions。 How so many people have a problem with that is a mystery to me。 。。。more
Jasmine Kirby
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This devastatingly tragic book depicts the story of Chris McCandless， a young and naive boy who believes he can face the harsh world， more specifically， the bitter Alaskan Odyssey， alone and with very little experience。 For his determination and sheer luck get him through some of the darkest and loneliest times。 Just when you begin to hope there is a light at the tunnel， there is another unfortunate turn of events and the darkest of times comes when Chris eventually meets his downfall。This book This devastatingly tragic book depicts the story of Chris McCandless， a young and naive boy who believes he can face the harsh world， more specifically， the bitter Alaskan Odyssey， alone and with very little experience。 For his determination and sheer luck get him through some of the darkest and loneliest times。 Just when you begin to hope there is a light at the tunnel， there is another unfortunate turn of events and the darkest of times comes when Chris eventually meets his downfall。This book does not only tell Chris’ story but also the story of a myriad of other boys， who have many things in common。 Their ability to survive alone and without companionship for a multitude of months， their constant need to be completing a new task or accomplishing something， not something tangible but a goal they have set themselves， and finally， what they most fearfully all have in common， is that none of these boys made it to the end of their adventures。 All of terribly young ages， these boys set out to find themselves a new life， to live off the land and finally become who they were always meant to be， who they believed they were。 Unfortunately， due to ill preparation， unfortunate luck and pure ignorance， these boys died doing what they loved but in the harshest of ways possible。 This book is tragic， and reading how the boys met their ultimate demise is somewhat harrowing to read at points。 However， this book is beautiful， it rarely portrays the boys as idiotic or foolish， and more praises them for becoming what they always wanted to be。 It idealises them for actually following their dreams rather than becoming the same sheep like individual they could’ve easily become。 This book is not based on opinions of what someone thinks they should’ve done differently but tells their stories for what they are。 Jon Krakauer is the voice these boys never had the chance to have。This book is truly beautiful and I envy anyone who has the pleasure of reading this for the first time。 7/7 。。。more
Pamela
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A lot different than I expected （in a bad way to be precise）
Gratian Lascu
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Povestea si exemplul lui Chris sunt incredibile！ Modul in care incearca sa evadeze din rutina vietii si calea pe care o alege sunt cu adevarat eroice pentru o persoana in apropierea anilor 2000。 Prima oara am vazut filmul si acum sunt mult mai clare detaliile， in urma lecturii。 Ii acord numai 3 stele deoarece autorul， care a vrut sa scrie o carte de investigatie jurnalistica， are suficiente pagini unde a tras de timp si a umplut acele pagini cu informatii/detalii personale sau de analiza care se Povestea si exemplul lui Chris sunt incredibile！ Modul in care incearca sa evadeze din rutina vietii si calea pe care o alege sunt cu adevarat eroice pentru o persoana in apropierea anilor 2000。 Prima oara am vazut filmul si acum sunt mult mai clare detaliile， in urma lecturii。 Ii acord numai 3 stele deoarece autorul， care a vrut sa scrie o carte de investigatie jurnalistica， are suficiente pagini unde a tras de timp si a umplut acele pagini cu informatii/detalii personale sau de analiza care se puteau sumariza in cateva paragrafe。 。。。more
Patrick MacDonald
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Read like a documentary。 Exciting at times and a great dive into Chris McCandles vagabond life。 However， I couldn’t find myself getting into it :（
Antony Hybeen
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A great book for the right readers。 Even though the ending is a bit sad， it touches the essence of how one should leave and follow one's own path。 Loved it A great book for the right readers。 Even though the ending is a bit sad， it touches the essence of how one should leave and follow one's own path。 Loved it 。。。more
Riccardo Lo Monaco
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Cool concept and well-executed。 I like how it wavered between report and autobiography。 A fun read， nothing too revolutionary， but also not entirely void of intellectual depth。
Elena
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I absolutely love this book！ I definitely recommend it （even to who doesn’t typically enjoy non-fictions）; it’s touching and life changing， it really makes you reflect on many important aspects of your life！！Chris McCandless’s story moved me so much， it’s tragic and devastating but somehow also fun， light and inspiring！ Krakauer really brought Chris’s personality to life with this book; his warm personality， his lust for adventure， his short temper and his being clever and cultured。 I really got I absolutely love this book！ I definitely recommend it （even to who doesn’t typically enjoy non-fictions）; it’s touching and life changing， it really makes you reflect on many important aspects of your life！！Chris McCandless’s story moved me so much， it’s tragic and devastating but somehow also fun， light and inspiring！ Krakauer really brought Chris’s personality to life with this book; his warm personality， his lust for adventure， his short temper and his being clever and cultured。 I really got attached to Chris， and wasn’t surprised by how everyone that met him absolutely adored him immediately。I followed his story in awe and with strong interest and was so sad by the end。 I admire his courage， though reckless！ Krakauer did justice to Chris’s story， and I’m definitely going to be reading more of his work in the future。 。。。more
Phil
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An incredible but sad tale of a young man who wanted to experience all the glory of the west and paid the ultimate price。Sean Penn did a good job with the movie but does tell a few things out of order。 I'm not sure why that was。Seldom do I say the book and the movie are both good and worthy of one's time but in this case， it is so。 An incredible but sad tale of a young man who wanted to experience all the glory of the west and paid the ultimate price。Sean Penn did a good job with the movie but does tell a few things out of order。 I'm not sure why that was。Seldom do I say the book and the movie are both good and worthy of one's time but in this case， it is so。 。。。more
Maggie Mitchell
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Beautiful prose！
Annaliese Hershberger
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A fascinating read！ Made me mad， frustrated， interested and excited。
Vanessa Rogers
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I really struggled to connect with this one。 Compared to Krakauer's other book that I listened to （Missoula） this one felt more like a personal journey to validation than a journalistic work。 I don't believe that this was just an exaggeration of natural young adult tendencies and the desire for adventure。 Based on this portrayal， I can't see how there wasn't something abnormal going on in Chris's psyche。 It's interesting how this was published so long ago but it was just this past year that the I really struggled to connect with this one。 Compared to Krakauer's other book that I listened to （Missoula） this one felt more like a personal journey to validation than a journalistic work。 I don't believe that this was just an exaggeration of natural young adult tendencies and the desire for adventure。 Based on this portrayal， I can't see how there wasn't something abnormal going on in Chris's psyche。 It's interesting how this was published so long ago but it was just this past year that the bus was removed from Denali National Park due to the number of people getting into dangerous situations while trying to reach it。 I obviously don't relate at all， but I can't see why this is a beacon for other people to make a trek to the place where Chris was found。 Hoping for better from Krakauer's other book I have， Under The Banner of Heaven。 。。。more
Rebecca
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Crazy Story， didn't like all of Krakauer's writing that romanticized the experience， but the deeper themes are great！ Crazy Story， didn't like all of Krakauer's writing that romanticized the experience， but the deeper themes are great！ 。。。more
Marcus
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Krakauer’s original article plus some bonus anecdotes。
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