Into the Wild

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Into The Wild

This review is from: Into the Wild (Hardcover)

10 years ago

One of the greatest books that tries to unvail the quest for self-discovery. I read this book twice, back to back in an attempt to understand Chris McCandless' deep and sincere yearning of life. A wonderfull novel, recomended to everyone.

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Unanswered questions

This review is from: Into the Wild (Trade Paperback)

9 years ago

After reading "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer I was left wondering what path Chris McCandless' life would have taken if he had survived in Alaska. Would he return home to his parents to repair the deep emotional rift that existed between them? Or, would he decide to continue his travels? It's a terrible shame that somebody with a great zest for life and discovery perished the way he did....

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Not so wild about this book.

7 months ago

When I finished reading this book I found that I had enjoyed it but not to any great extreme. I was very interested in the main character Chris and what he went through but found that this book went off on too many tangents that I wasn't interested in as much as the story of Chris. There were stories about other people who have had similar experiences (including the author) but I felt as if this was 'filler'. Would have enjoyed this book more if it just focused on the main character. I recently… + read more

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Into the Wild

This review is from: Into the Wild (Hardcover)

11 years ago

This is Krakauer's book written before he achieved international success with his subsequent account of the Everest disaster, Into Thin Air. This is a very well written, tragic story of a young man who sets off on a nomadic adventure that cocts him his life. Christopher McCandless graduates from college and gives all his money away to live a simple life. He wanders the U.S. for two years and ends up trekking into the interior of Alaska where he eventually dies of starvation. This story is… + read more

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Awe inspiring

10 months ago

I have read many (many!!!) books and this one, I can honestly say, this is my favorite to date. It is not only a novel about a young man, Chris McCandless, who yearns for solitude and freedom from modern society. This in itself would be an interesting read. The author, Jon Krakauer goes above and beyond a mere biography in order to explore the thought process and ideals of this young man. There is so much depth involved in this novel that a person can't help but ponder about life (Chris… + read more

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*Sigh

10 months ago

The human brain has been observed to release pleasuring chemicals after reading something that agrees with a person's view point. I have concluded that reading something that does NOT agree with a person's view point causes the opposite effect. Namely, After spending the past four hours researching Christopher McCandless for 30% of my english mark, I felt enraged. Until, of course I found this gem on a non-sympathizing article: ...there is nothing ******* romantic and wonderful about… + read more

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Amazing

14 months ago

There really isn't anything to say about this book other then: wow. What an amazing story about one souls wandering and need for something else in his life. The true search for ones true self. It was heart wrentching but no other novel I've ever read had EVER brought me closer to the true heart of a person I've never known or heard about. I think that anyone who takes the time to read through that young mans tragic tale will find that it hits somewhere near home, no matter how old you are. We… + read more

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