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isareader's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.75
A heart-wrenching, hard-to-put-down read. While I found them interesting, I found the many comparisons of Christopher McCandless to other adventurers or people who had ventured into the wild a little repetitive. A captivating book that’s part biography, part mystery, part adventure, and what feels like part essay, that explores how ambition, preparedness, wild nature, and luck can impact one’s life…
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Suicide
amiyaabrown's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
it was very interesting reading chris's story. it was courageous of him to do what he did and i admire it a lot. the things i didn't like in the book, however, was how much the author would drift away from the story. i get he was trying to connect chris to other explorers (and to himself) but it completely threw me off and made the story very hard to read. i think he dragged the comparisons out way too long and it just made me not want to finish the story at all because of how confusing everything became. however when it did get back on track, i think it was the last few chapters, it became enjoyable and easier to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Animal death and Suicide
Minor: Cannibalism
amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, and Animal death
Moderate: Classism, Suicide, and Racism
lisasch's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Child death
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