Reviews tagging 'Death'

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

83 reviews

natashaball's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.25

I enjoyed the way the book was written - intertwined with Chris’ story was the author’s and the way he found out the information he then used to write the book.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Animal death

agatha_hopkins's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

3.0

Not one of my favorite books, but it was a decent read. Read as part of our sort of "Transcendentalism" unit in school. I had already read a review about the book, which most definitely led to a biased viewpoint, but I would probably have drawn a similar viewpoint.

This book was well-written, and the author, Jon Krakauer, clearly went into much effort and research to put it together.
That said, despite the author's attempt to convince me that what Chris McCandless did was noble and mature, I found much evidence to the contrary.

 

The credibility also begins to fall apart at the end with the speculation about the specific way that he died. Sure, Chris was generous, but he was far from humble. He believed in his ability to be able to conquer the wilderness to the point that it got himself killed. He almost died in the desert, but that only convinced him to pursue it further.

I lack the ability to relate to Chris. I consider myself smart, but I would never consider myself clever enough to say I know everything I need to know.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Dysphoria, Infidelity, Body horror, and Death

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Cursing, Addiction, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

Mentions how his body changes from starvation and living off the wild.

sneitzel's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

dstone6298's review against another edition

adventurous reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

One of my first, and likely to be few, 5 star reads. I read it within 48 hours, which was very uncharacteristic of my reading habits; Into the Wild was a book that I just could not put down. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Death

mollz235's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious sad medium-paced

5.0

Loved it. It held my interest better than any book in a while. It's a heartbreaking story, but Krakauer makes you wonder about a lot of things.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical trauma, and Death

a_reader_of_book's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

kendal_reads's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Animal death

Moderate: Suicide

shiftycow1313's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective slow-paced

3.0

The first two thirds of the book were frustrating and slow; I felt like I really had to crawl through it. The last third made everything click together. It's quite possible that I'm just not meant for this style of book, but I am glad I read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

kc_booklove's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative medium-paced

3.0

I wish it had been written in chronological order but other than that a decent read. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Cannibalism, and Animal death

neverlandingonabook's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death