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Into The Wild

Into The Wild

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  • Author：Jon Krakauer
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Summary

What would possess a gifted young man recently graduated from college to literally walk away from his life？ Noted outdoor writer and mountaineer Jon Krakauer tackles that question in his reporting on Chris McCandless， whose emaciated body was found in an abandoned bus in the Alaskan wilderness in 1992。
Described by friends and relatives as smart， literate， compassionate and funny， did McCandless simply read too much Thoreau and Jack London and lose sight of the dangers of heading into the wilderness alone？ Krakauer， whose own adventures have taken him to the perilous heights of Everest， provides some answers by exploring the pull the outdoors， seductive yet often dangerous， has had on his own life。

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Bronwyn Hegarty ，

This is an exceptional story written by a vivid storyteller。 Alex McCandless was an exceptional young man。 You feel like you are following every step that Alex takes in search of a unique experience。 His story is complex and the author works hard to give all perspectives helping us to understand why this man was driven to seek out the wilderness and live there with few possessions， and little bought food。 The reasoning around how he died is intelligent and believable。We also hear stories of othe This is an exceptional story written by a vivid storyteller。 Alex McCandless was an exceptional young man。 You feel like you are following every step that Alex takes in search of a unique experience。 His story is complex and the author works hard to give all perspectives helping us to understand why this man was driven to seek out the wilderness and live there with few possessions， and little bought food。 The reasoning around how he died is intelligent and believable。We also hear stories of other young men who have yearned for adventure， including Jon Krakauer。 I really liked the way the author made comparisons with these stories， and tried to understand McCandless through them and through his extensive interviews with the people who had met him， worked with him， and also with his family， and with friends。 This is a fascinating and sad story。 We could see his death as a waste of a life， or we could view him as having a life lived with adventure and experienced to the full。 I'm with the latter。 I do feel for his family even so， not knowing where he was。 。。。more

Nick ，

The life and death of Chris McCandless is fascinating。 I really enjoyed his story but the author annoyed me quite a bit。 There is something pretentious and disingenuous about him。 His usage of esoteric and arcane vocabulary throughout the book was irritating。 I don't have the greatest vocabulary but I just have not come across these words in all my years of education and general reading。 desideratum？ opprobrium？ I would like to know what percentage of his readers recognized these words。 More imp The life and death of Chris McCandless is fascinating。 I really enjoyed his story but the author annoyed me quite a bit。 There is something pretentious and disingenuous about him。 His usage of esoteric and arcane vocabulary throughout the book was irritating。 I don't have the greatest vocabulary but I just have not come across these words in all my years of education and general reading。 desideratum？ opprobrium？ I would like to know what percentage of his readers recognized these words。 More importantly I would have just liked to have read McCandless's story instead being sidetracked by the author's own heroic tale of his adventure and misadventures of people who met similar fate McCandless's。I appreciated his work as a journalist。 He researched and told a remarkable and important story。 Unfortunately I disliked his writing and his "authorial presence。" The main thing - the story of Chris McCandless - was very moving and compelling。 That is why I rated the book so highly。 。。。more

Mashika ，

It was a dope book！ In some ways it can be seen as overrated， but i believe that the simplistic writing is what makes it so good。 It shows that to tell a story， not everyone has to be an English major。 We can relate to all kinds of people by the little actions they do。 Now i will make sure to not isolate myself too much （especially during quarantine） and make sure to interact with others。

Rebecca Egan ，

I wish there was a 4。5 stars option。 I will have to think about it。 I am still processing。 （And I read it months ago。）

Jack ，

This was a really interesting read， but towards the end it felt more and more like the author was just looking for opportunities to talk about himself and brag about his own life。 I also didn't really enjoy the way it was written。 This was a really interesting read， but towards the end it felt more and more like the author was just looking for opportunities to talk about himself and brag about his own life。 I also didn't really enjoy the way it was written。 。。。more

Vanita Haining ，

Riveting。

Mr Cotton ，

Into the Wild tells the real life story of Chris McCandless who decided to leave his home， family and friends in pursuit of a life in the wilderness and free。 This heartbreaking tale explores ideas of loneliness and isolation as Chris battles the harsh climate of the Alaskan landscape。 Into the Wild is life affirming narrative told by Krakauer to explore our individual pursuit of happiness。 A book that I revisit every single year。

brie！ ，

“i now walk into the wild” why am i emo

Diego ，

I don't usually write reviews but I must confess that this book has impressed me。As a backpacker I identify in many ways and empathize with Chris McCandless。I am still in that post-reading reflective trance， but for now the only thing I can do is recommend it widely。 I don't usually write reviews but I must confess that this book has impressed me。As a backpacker I identify in many ways and empathize with Chris McCandless。I am still in that post-reading reflective trance， but for now the only thing I can do is recommend it widely。 。。。more

M ，

It was A LOT of information for me to take in when I read this book during school （online）。 But this book was very interesting and I think he had a good life doing the things that he wanted to do。

Yahya Zaitoun ，

I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence。 I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice my self for my love。 I felt in my self a superabundance of energy which found no outlet in our quiet life。 This is simply how Chris was。 His soul was wild。 And his spirit was freely soaring。I fully understand why some people accuse chris of being selfish and arrogant。 How they can get it！ Those kind of people like Chris can't be confined by the narrow mindedness of the general populat I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence。 I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice my self for my love。 I felt in my self a superabundance of energy which found no outlet in our quiet life。 This is simply how Chris was。 His soul was wild。 And his spirit was freely soaring。I fully understand why some people accuse chris of being selfish and arrogant。 How they can get it！ Those kind of people like Chris can't be confined by the narrow mindedness of the general population， can't be chained by their silly rules and restrictions， can't subject to the choking grip of materialism and propaganda， can't give up to the predetermined flow！ They are angry and eagerly waiting to break free。 And when finally Chris broke free he was himself。 He lived as he wanted and he wanted to live。 So， for many people who are conditioned to the life Chris tried to get out of， he was unworthy of praise。 They simply can't process how boldly Chris dreamt。Chris just wanted to take hold of things。 To be the master of his own destiny。 Is this too much to ask？MaCcandless believed in interaction and intimacy with everything around us "It is the experiences， the memories， the great triumphant joy of living to the fullest extent in which real meaning is found。 God it's great to be alive！ Thank you。 Thank you。"The man simply was rooting for non-human interaction away from prejudice and artificiality。 He was looking for solitude and some time for himself。 "you're wrong if you think Joy emanates only or principally from human relationships。 God has placed it all around us。 It is in everything and anything we might experience。 We just have to have the courage to turn against our habitual lifestyle and engage in unconventional living。"MaCcandless was a genuine human being not a boring， repetitive， imbecile version of the millions who dwell on the earth。 He was different。 He believed。 And tried to live by what he believed in。To Christopher Johnson McCandless and to his journey。 Always cherished。 。。。more

Megan Hensley ，

I thought it was an excellent book and enjoyed the thoughts that everyone had on Alex。 I also thought it was cool learning about what led him to take the journey to Alaska。

Eric Moore ，

I enjoyed it。 He loved a world with no boundaries， living for the day， and experiencing nature in its fullest。 I would recommend this book to anyone。

Winslow Solomon ，

A sad but also beautiful story。

Mary Yram ，

The flow of the story was perfect。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top

Breanna Morgan ，

3。5

Karen ⊰✿ ，

I remember seeing the movie posters and I always assumed this was one of those inspirational/motivational stories of living off the grid。I guess I should have read the book synopsis。 :oEven though I wasn't expecting this to be a book based on someone who tragically starved to death in the Alaskan wilderness， it isn't actually a book about death。 It is much more exploring the reasons why some people push themselves to these extremes。 I've since read about his sister's （much later released） memoir I remember seeing the movie posters and I always assumed this was one of those inspirational/motivational stories of living off the grid。I guess I should have read the book synopsis。 :oEven though I wasn't expecting this to be a book based on someone who tragically starved to death in the Alaskan wilderness， it isn't actually a book about death。 It is much more exploring the reasons why some people push themselves to these extremes。 I've since read about his sister's （much later released） memoir and there is clearly more to this story than what Krakauer wrote， but I found this a fascinating read。 。。。more

Amy Dance ，

3。5

✫erin✫ ，

this book was an experience。 personally， I would have liked the author to have stuck to the story a little more rather than incorporate his little anecdotes。 I just didn't care for them at all。 But the truth is， I didn't love nor hate this。 I don't have a definitive opinion or rating on it either。 There isn't really anything to rate？ One of the things I was disappointed at is the fact that from the beginning to the end of the book I don't feel any sort of connection or understanding with Chris。 this book was an experience。 personally， I would have liked the author to have stuck to the story a little more rather than incorporate his little anecdotes。 I just didn't care for them at all。 But the truth is， I didn't love nor hate this。 I don't have a definitive opinion or rating on it either。 There isn't really anything to rate？ One of the things I was disappointed at is the fact that from the beginning to the end of the book I don't feel any sort of connection or understanding with Chris。 Maybe that was the goal。 It's still a mystery， but I didn't read this to still hold so many questions。 My personal opinion on Chris was also that he was a dumb dumb with a death wish。 Also， the fact that everyone kept talking about how smart， how charming， how academically successful he was and that's why they were so perplexed into what he did。。。。he doesn't seem that smart to me。 It feels like he was hiding a secret his entire life。 He clearly had a bad relationship with almost everyone around him in his real life。 He only made a significant impact on those he met under his false name， with his somewhat false identity。 I do believe there is more to the story。 Perhaps because the author just didn't know how to dig a little further we will never know。 Either way， I'm slightly disappointed although I don't know what exactly。 Maybe even the fact that this book was made is unnecessary。 Chris probably would have called the author an idiot for writing this。 I feel like he's just a random kid， that died。 He killed himself。 Yes it's sad， but there isn't really anything to keep talking about either。 Anyway， take this with a grain of salt， I'm very much still processing it。 。。。more

ZhyDen ，

Kudos to the writer of this book。 You did an amazing job。 Why don't you try to publish your book in NovelStar？ A lot of readers will love your work， judging from the book I just read。 Kudos to the writer of this book。 You did an amazing job。 Why don't you try to publish your book in NovelStar？ A lot of readers will love your work， judging from the book I just read。 。。。more

Ruth Godwin ，

Written from a journalist perspective

Vy Nguyen ，

this book is like incredibly boring。 the summary is sm better than the reality which is why i even picked it out。 i cant even remember what happened and it was too factual and not enough feels。 this book just like recalled what happened and there were no action scenes， but it is short so if you have to read something then read this i guess

Angie ，

i enjoyed it。 it was definitely difficult to read at times because it isn’t the usual genre of book i read。 but it was definitely interesting。

Luke Daghir ，

Krakauer wrote a stellar book。Here are my thoughts:1。 Happiness cannot be had alone。 I recommend listening to the podcast Happiness Cannot Be Had Alone by Fr。 Gregory Pine。 Fr。 Gregory speaks on the book and how humans were made for community。 This is one of the main messages of the book Into the Wild。2。 It is a challenging ending to the book as Christopher dies。 An explorer and searcher of meaning， Christopher was a human who was yearning for more - just like each of us。3。 I think Krakauer capt Krakauer wrote a stellar book。Here are my thoughts:1。 Happiness cannot be had alone。 I recommend listening to the podcast Happiness Cannot Be Had Alone by Fr。 Gregory Pine。 Fr。 Gregory speaks on the book and how humans were made for community。 This is one of the main messages of the book Into the Wild。2。 It is a challenging ending to the book as Christopher dies。 An explorer and searcher of meaning， Christopher was a human who was yearning for more - just like each of us。3。 I think Krakauer captured the narrative well by adding additional stories of adventurers; especially those in Alaska。 4。 I also watched the movie。 I think the movie did a good job， but the book is needed to hear the entire story。5。 From a journalistic standpoint and that of research， this book is exceptionally well crafted。 Krakauer did extensive research， gathering sources from every possible angle of this story。6。 I recommend this read for three reasons: first， it deals with happiness。 Second， the narrative is informative of human nature。 Third， although the book is about Christopher， I think every reader can relate to the desire for more in life; the desire to find meaning in this world。 。。。more

Ernie Tidball ，

I really enjoyed this book！ It is sad， but very good。 The only thing I didn’t like about it was that the author jumps around all over the place。 One chapter does not flow with the next and so forth。 Other than that I thought it was very good and worth reading！

Emma ，

Good book， well written。 Very philosophical in parts。 It is also a tragic story which the author deals with very sympathetically。

Romi Smyles ，

An incredible look into the life of a forever wandering soul。 Reading the pages I find myself wishing I had known Alex。 He accomplished what many of us wish we could do， and for that he should be admired。

Kelsey ，

I didn’t appreciate how young and existential Chris McCandless was when I read this in high school。 I also didn’t remember Krakauer’s personal story of climbing devils thumb in Alaska at 23。 Insane。 Still a thrill to read all these years later and for the second time。 I’ll have to see the film。

Maitane ，

No es una novela， diría que es un reportaje sobre la vida de Chris McCandless， una vida muy unida a la naturaleza y a la búsqueda de sí mismo。 Está narrado de una forma muy amena， y tengo la sensación de que hizo un gran trabajo de investigación。 Conoces el desenlace desde el inicio pero yo tuve continuamente ganas de conocer el cómo y el por qué。

Mabomanji ，

J'ai beaucoup aimé comment l'auteur amène le récit de l'aventure de ce jeune homme épris de liberté， à la recherche de sa vérité loin des dictats de la société。 Ce n'est pas juste un récit chronologique。 On l'attaque par la fin et il se construit au fur et à mesure par des bouts de témoignages de personnes l'ayant rencontré， par des bouts de son histoire racontée dans ses carnets et à travers ses photos， et puis par le récit de sa vie de famille et la comparaison très intéressante avec des desti J'ai beaucoup aimé comment l'auteur amène le récit de l'aventure de ce jeune homme épris de liberté， à la recherche de sa vérité loin des dictats de la société。 Ce n'est pas juste un récit chronologique。 On l'attaque par la fin et il se construit au fur et à mesure par des bouts de témoignages de personnes l'ayant rencontré， par des bouts de son histoire racontée dans ses carnets et à travers ses photos， et puis par le récit de sa vie de famille et la comparaison très intéressante avec des destins similaires de jeunes s'étant perdus dans la nature américaine avec le même désir de liberté et de vérité。 L'auteur n'hésite pas à partager sa propre expérience de jeune casse cou qui tenta l'ascension d'un sommet gelé tout seul， et de sa relation avec son père。 Le livre se dévore car l'écriture de Krakauer est efficace et va piquer juste sur les sentiments et les actes sans alourdir le propos。 L'histoire est passionnante et la façon de la raconter， de nous amener à la fin， de nous accompagner dans notre réflexion sans jamais imposer quoi que ce soit est un vrai régal。 Il revient sur l'article qu'il a écrit au tout début et qui a tant fait réagir les lecteurs， il partage leurs doutes et leurs réactions pour toujours nuancer ce qu'il raconte et montrer comment un événement tel peut résonner différemment suivant les personnes。 Etant moi même attirée par la liberté et l'envie d'espace naturels je me suis retrouvée en partie dans ce personnage et de voir autant d'auteurs et d'autres aventuriers partager ce même élan est fascinant。 Et ce qui est intéressant c'est de voir à quel point ce besoin d'isolement et de perte dans la nature n'est en rien contradictoire avec l'envie de retrouver les gens et d'être sociable par ailleurs。 C'est un équilibre à trouver entre les deux， un besoin de vide pour ensuite mieux remplir notre vie。 Ce simple partage d'expérience était très touchant。C'est un livre que j'ai dévoré et qui me donne envie de tester d'autres histoires partagées par l'auteur。 。。。more

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