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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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Publisher ‏ : ‎ PAN MACMILLAN; Reprints edition (September 7, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 033045367X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0330453677
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.84 x 0.59 x 7.56 inches

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In 1999 Jon Krakauer received an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. According to the award citation, "Krakauer combines the tenacity and courage of the finest tradition of investigative journalism with the stylish subtlety and profound insight of the born writer. His account of an ascent of Mount Everest has led to a general reevaluation of climbing and of the commercialization of what was once a romantic, solitary sport; while his account of the life and death of Christopher McCandless, who died of starvation after challenging the Alaskan wilderness, delves even more deeply and disturbingly into the fascination of nature and the devastating effects of its lure on a young and curious mind."

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Into The Wild- Jon Krakauer

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When a teenager picks up a book that is seemingly on his reading level, the suspected genre is usually either fiction, non-fiction, or science fiction. One would also suspect the book to be one storyline, a plot that involves a main character, a conflict, and how the conflict was resolved. "Into The Wild" is absolutely none of this. Into the wild does have a main character, Christopher McCandless, who decides to leave a life with many advantages, lots of money, and a college degree, to go into the wild. But that is the only similarity. From case studies, to the exciting twists and turns of a rebellious young adult's life, and people he meets on his journey, the part biography, part non-fiction, part case study book "Into The Wild" is anything but a normal book.

"Into The Wild" is a book relating to the story of Christopher McCandless(who changes his name to Alex Supertramp), a well-to-do man who recently graduated from Emory University. His father, Walt, always pressures him to be perfect, and Christopher hates his father and everything about him, like his constant, imprudent chase of material happiness, and having two simultaneous relationships- one with his ex-wife, and one with Christopher's mother, Billie. After some time, Christopher donates all of his money, leaves a family that loves him, and leaves behind almost all of his possessions to leave to an Alaskan wilderness with just a gun, some bullets, some rice, and some basic survival books. He meets many people along the way, including a woman named Jan, who becomes his mother figure( her son had also abandoned her- she encourages Christopher to go back home, or at least tell his parents what he's up to and accept some items for well-being- take this passage as an example of her personality- "Have you let your people know what you're up to? Does your mom know you're going to Alaska? Does your dad know?... I'd keep at it until he'd change the subject, though- because of what happened between me and my own son. He's out there somewhere, and I'd want someone looking after him like I looked after Alex), a man named Ronald, who takes him in as a son and gives him work, shelter, food, and other living qualities, and other certain charecters. Christopher is always moving, and he dies over one hundred days after he left. Many people judge this whole ordeal negatively, but Krakauer makes sure to mention in his author's note "I will leave it to the reader to form his or her own opinion of Chris McCandless"- that you should have your opinion of this whole episode.

This book is a very unique book, so that being said, it's memorable, and the content of this book can be perceived as instructive. The whole kid running away from home storyline and the multiple opinions and interviews definitely portray some instructive points regarding rebellious actions. That same storyline is also very controversial. This book is a real live story of a real kid running away from home and trying to survive in the wilderness with basically nothing, and this garnered a lot of opinions of Chris, mostly negative. So although maybe this whole situation is hard to imagine, it's very possible we'll know (or become) someone like this. But the book itself was written very well and portrayed in a fairly unbiased manner, leaving yourself to make an opinion of your own.

Another reason this book is so good is that even though there is very little suspense( anybody can figure out in the beginning of the book that in the end, Christopher dies) the book is so well written that the whole story line is very gripping. Krakauer attempts to go back in the past and see what made Chris perish.

There a few negatives to the book, though. First off, it's confusing. The whole story constantly is in flux, changing characters, scene, and point of view. It's hard to keep pace, but if you do, you'll understand the book the way it's meant to be. The problem is, if you don't, you might get some wrong ideas, and those are never good. Also, while generally in the whole book Krakauer wrote very well, including all the details, I felt as if that he didn't fully explain why Chris hated his parents so much that he abandoned his life. In fact, he almost made Chris seem as if he was a kid who wanted nothing to do with his parents for no good reason, and if Chris was as smart as he was, I'm sure there was a reason- this lack of detail can lead you to think Chris made a very dumb decision in leaving, which many people do, but Krakauer doesn't. Had he further detailed Chris's relationship with his parents, and why it was so bad, I'm sure it would be easier to see why Chris left.

This book, though a real, non-fiction, story, can teach a lesson- but which lesson is being taught by the book will vary from reader to reader. Chris obviously wanted to leave his family, and it's mentioned that he left in response to his father's imprudence. He leaves behind everything he knows, and meets people along his journey, but eventually dies. Different studies are brought in that are similar to this story. So what lesson is to be taught from this whole book( which is really a lot of different, relating stories, in one binding.)? That should you act rebelliously, bring more items and be better prepared and educated? That you should not act rebelliously at all? Krakauer insists Chris did nothing wrong, but others say it was foolish and arrogant of him to ditch everything and go into the wild. What's your opinion? Was it Chris's fault he died? Or did nature simply roll some bad dice on his turn? Different lessons and opinions can be formed from such a deep, controversial, real life topic.

In my personal opinion, this book was a great book and taught me a lot. Many people, including myself, have this nagging feeling once in awhile that they should just pick up and leave, start a new life somewhere else as a new person. This book talks about different cases in which, to a degree, this happened. It taught me that you can go into the wild on your own, but you need to be very well educated on where you're going, camping, survival, etc., and also that not everyone can do it. But again, this book can be understood in several different manners. This is a book that should be read with an open mind, being that it is a confusing, but deep, book. That being said, unless you have completed your pursuit of happiness and that you are completely happy with how your life is and you want your life to stay exactly how it is, every single teenager with a good reading comprehension should read this book. It'll change how you perceive a lot of things in life, including that little rebellious phase teenagers go through that adults like to call the adolescent phase.

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Into The Wild- exploring what it means to truly live.

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As of 05.03.2015, there are 2,249 reviews of "Into The Wild", with 489, or 22%, being negative, leaving 1,760 as positive. With so many reviews, another one either gushing with praise or heaping contempt would be at most a redundancy, and at worst a waste of my time as well as the reader of this review.

To fully appreciate this book as Krakauer wrote it (and as Christopher would have as well), the reader should ideally be pre-possessed with a sense of spirituality of some form, and an intellect that is open to perspectives other than their own. The mind that is closed to concepts unfamiliar to them, or so pragmatic in their life-view that deviations from common sense cannot be reconciled with the world beyond our five senses will be ill-suited to this recounting of an incredible journey of a soul; the awakening, the flowering of, and (where McCandless leaves 99.99% of us behind) the implementation of exploring the world through the eyes of a curious and life-loving ascetic.

This book is about the journey and evolution of a human soul. Christopher McCandless was a modern day John Muir, Jack London, George Mallory, Henry David Thoreau. Just as these men were misunderstood in their day, so to is Alex in ours. (I shall call him Alex in favor of his given name- I do so in tribute to his spirit.). It is an unfortunate component of human beings to fear, mock, disparage and/or otherwise criticize that which they don't understand. Lesser minds revert to childish mannerisms when confronted with the amazing searcher born Christopher Johnson McCandless. In opting to call himself Alexander Supertramp, Christopher baptized himself as the owner of his own soul, setting free the constrictions placed upon and expected of the young man born Christopher Johnson McCandless. As Alex, his experience was his own. He had the wisdom to realize this amazing gift of life. That realization is not unique; many of us feel this way. And this is where Into The Wild becomes more than a recitation of a young man's journey.

Where Alex, along with Muir, London, et al. transcend the common man is in the action of embracing life and squeezing every moment of this lovely existence, whereas most of us stop at the point of simply acknowledging the gift of life and, bowing our heads, return to the self-imposed drudgery we accept as a yoke. This acceptance is bred into us from birth, and the mechanisms for seeing beyond the veil of this world are closed to all but the most inquisitive, intrepid and soulful beings. Alex went into the wild, but not just the Alaskan wild, but the 'wild' journey of learning what it means to be truly alive.

Let us pretend every person born is presented a new bicycle on a certain day of a certain age. This bike is promised to transport them to strange unknown lands and present them with a vividness of experience not found in the world of the unsat upon bike. But the caveat presented is that with the promise of such wondrous experience comes the potential of danger and loss of life. When presented with this bike, and the conditions explained, the vast majority of human beings will opt out of the ride for fear of that potential danger and possible death. Alex was not afraid of the bike, and like his forebears of renown, pedaled hard and fast, and as a result lived a richer life in his twenty odd years than millions, nay, billions, of those that passed on the offer. I myself sat upon the bike, but like so many, and to my sorrow, hopped off shortly thereafter and slipped on the yoke of the common ox.

I dismiss en masse' the ignorance of those claiming Alex was an unprepared fool and got what he deserved. There is a surprisingly large compendium cataloging his errors. He didn't bring a map. He had no compass. He didn't bring enough food. The list goes on and on. And in one sense, these people are correct. But then, these are people so afraid of death they are unwilling to live. They define life as a good job, a nice car and vacation memories. Krakauer deftly and brilliantly defines how Alex did not accept a life with vacation memories; he wanted life itself to be the vacation. As Hunter S. Thompson said, “You bought the ticket, now take the ride”. Alex did just that, and though his ride ended in an early death, who are we to define and restrict his search for a rich and vast experience? Who are we, safe in our homes and chained to a job, to criticize a man for having the stones to lay it all on the line?

Was it foolish of John Muir to climb 100 feet up to the swaying branches of a Douglas Fir and ride out a wild mountain storm? By the parameters of the yoked, it was. But to those rare individuals like Muir, (and Alex) to revel in the action of life and, oh so importantly, to put his own life on the line for the experience and nothing more; well, there you will find the world of Alexander Supertramp.

Into The Wild is more than a book. More than a story. It is a treatise on how to truly live, and if one can shed the programming of this construct for even the few short hours of this read, then that bike might be waiting, eager for you to hop on board.

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Lee

Great story

Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2024

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Watched the movie several weeks ago so decided to order the book... captivating, heartwarming and bittersweet...

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Aarin

Captivating Story, Acceptable Second-hand Condition

Reviewed in Canada on July 24, 2023

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I bought this second-hand copy of "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer. As expected from a used book, the quality was decent, but the real gem here is the story within.

The book takes us on a compelling journey of Christopher McCandless, a young man who leaves his comfortable life behind, donating his savings, and hitchhiking to Alaska to live in the wilderness. It's a true tale of adventure and introspection, making one ponder about the true essence of life and freedom.

Given the incredible narrative, this book deserves nothing less than a 5 out of 5 stars!

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Addictive, enticing and fascinating!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 26, 2024

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I love these kind of books and I enjoyed this one immensely, I read it within a week. There was periods of it that were very sad but also really fascinating!

It's one of the best books about nature that I've ever read and would highly recommend it to anyone who hasn't yet read it.

I'm now looking forward to watching the film of the same name and also reading more of Jon Krakeuer's books which I hope I also enjoy!