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Oct 12, 2023bajiof5 rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Long dragged out non-story about a spoiled brat whose arrogance got him dead. Nothing to see here.
Sep 27, 2023pacl_teens rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
"Jon Krakauer details the fascinating real-life story of Chris McCandless, a young and idealistic man who hitchhiked into the wilds of Alaska—to his death—in Into the Wild. Chris McCandless, who went by “Alex Supertramp” in his later…
Aug 11, 2023gmoney83 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A journalists tells the story of a college graduate (Chris) who leaves behind most of his physical possessions to become a homeless traveler. Chris renames himself super tramp, makes friends long the way and eventually gets to Alaska so he…
May 16, 2023read_or_else rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Into The Wild chronicles the real life tale of Chris McCandless: a man who in 1992 deigned to delve, well, into the wild, deep into the interior Alaska, where he subsequently died of starvation while trying to live off the land.…
May 03, 2023InnisfilTeenReads rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
“Into The Wild” by Jon Krakauer is an insightful read that sheds light on the inspirational, yet tragic, well-known story of Chris McCandless, a young man who traveled into the Alaskan wilderness in the 1990s, and of what lead up to his…
May 01, 2023yellow_baboon_654 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
My favorite book. Christopher McCandless was a truly compelling soul.
Apr 27, 2023MariamMF rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
"Into the Wild" is a non-fiction book written by Jon Krakauer and published in 1996. It tells the story of Christopher McCandless, a young man who abandoned his comfortable life to explore the wilderness of Alaska, only to meet a tragic…
Jan 14, 2023
In 1992, Chris McCandless walked into the Alaskan wilderness following a long journey across America, in which he had abandoned his car, burned his money, and met many people in his travels. Some months later, his body was found in a bus…
Jul 22, 2022CSchwaiger rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
For me, Into the Wild at its simplest, is a journey. Although Chris McCandless can be viewed in a negative light, I find that there are many good things we can learn from his story. Did McCandless take for granted what he had with his life…
Jun 30, 2022PhantomHugs rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A good read on what motivates young people to break away from the well beaten paths, their quest for independence and self realization, showing humility and respect for nature, the author writes with care and empathy, this is book is eye…
May 01, 2022kwsmith rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Chris McCandless, a bright young man of many rigid opinions, graduates from university and instead of going to law school, decides to become a wandering vagrant. Immediately after graduation, Chris suddenly cuts ties with his family and…
Apr 28, 2022kathylock rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The author did a good job with presenting the facts that he had to research and timeline. I loved the philosophical discussions and his comparison stories.
Feb 18, 2022Anita_Dickey rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I read this book for the 52 books in 52 weeks reading challenge. I used the 2022 prompt. read a book that contains a map. It is also on Listopia's 300 books everyone should read once list. I found this book easy to read but somewhat…
Dec 26, 2021suddnayy rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book by Krakauer is based on a story of a man by the name of Alexander McCandless. After graduating college from Emory University, McCandless sets off on a journey of self discovery away from society. He created a new identity for…
Jul 30, 2020lostaslipper rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
It would have been a great short story. Making it into a book was a stretch.
Apr 02, 2020jujubee_123 rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
My interest in this book peaked after I read a news article. The news article reported about a newlywed woman who had died trying to cross the Teklanika, she and her husband were trying to reach the abandoned bus on the other side of the…
Jan 22, 2020ArapahoePatrick rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Christopher Mccandless's story is well known and widely mocked. After reading this account of his unfortunate journey I find him a much more empathetic person and sincerely relate to him in many ways. Who can't relate to the desire to be…
Aug 20, 2019
While I was initially skeptical of how interesting I would find Jon Krakauer’s non-fiction book, Into the Wild, I have to admit that I really enjoyed it. His book follows the true story of a young man, Christopher McCandless who ventured…
Aug 05, 2019RebelBelle13 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I thought perhaps since I enjoyed Krakauer's other work, Into Thin Air, that I would also enjoy this. There are elements of this that were enjoyable, namely Krakauer's descriptive and immersive prose- his ability to dive deep into a…
Jun 17, 2019dmessy rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
This book was a huge disappointment for me. Whatever this boneheaded, narcissistic youth was trying to prove is beyond me or any of his family or friends. He basically committed suicide. The author tried his best to make sense of it all…
Mar 15, 2019
This book is an amazing piece of literature. Krakauer has a way of spinning McCandless’ story so it has no plot holes nor loose ends. Along with telling the story of Chris, Krakauer includes the bittersweet tales of other hikers who wanted…
Mar 05, 2019Ojo99 rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
One of the worst books I've ever read in my life. The author writes like a blogger that used a thesaurus to beef up the text. The story of Chris McCandless is infuriating. He threw away his life without giving a second thought to his…
Feb 21, 2019thomas3lder rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
My brother told me that this book would be a good read. I took his word for it and highly regretted it. At first this book was quite interesting but the more I read the less interested it became. Near the end of the book I was struggling…
Dec 11, 2018schmegu_at_hcplc rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
As an eleventh grade english teacher, this book was a required reading for my students. In all honesty, it was so ridiculous. My kids didn't care for it, and I could barely see how they were stretching it to fit their theme for the year of…
Dec 11, 2018nick_canning rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Nov 17- Dec 7th 2018 Nicholas Jackson I learned and gained a new appreciation for those that live outside of the norms. Rebels who refuse to conform into what society tells them to be. I realised myself have always had a rebellious side…