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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
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Graphic: Death
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
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Moderate: Death, Grief
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Grief
Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Cannibalism, Alcohol
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challenging
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emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
This is my favorite book. It’s the only book I’ve ever read more than twice and it’s always my top recommendation to my friends that and what I like to read. The author is an artist is the only way I can describe it. The way it’s written feels like you’re there and apart of the journey.
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Minor: Death
adventurous
informative
sad
slow-paced
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Graphic: Death
adventurous
reflective
sad
fast-paced
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Graphic: Death
adventurous
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Men will do anything but go to therapy. Including dying from starvation while trying and failing to live out their Henry David Thoreau/Jack London solitary extreme minimalist, primitivist fantasies in the Alaskan wilderness while being horribly underprepared.
Chris McCaness' life choices are close to zero percent relatable to me and It’s hard not to judge him for his hubris. But Krakauer does a fine job with exploring the story, so I guess I still enjoyed the book.
Chris McCaness' life choices are close to zero percent relatable to me and It’s hard not to judge him for his hubris. But Krakauer does a fine job with exploring the story, so I guess I still enjoyed the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror
A young man sells his belongings, donates all his savings and travels alone to the Alaskan wilderness to make it on his own, horribly underprepared and under-equipped, then dies from starvation after 108 days or so.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
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Graphic: Death
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Sometimes difficult to get through, but ultimately very well written and fascinating.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Animal death
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Although I understand why people are critical of Krakauer inserting his own experiences, I found it somewhat insightful as someone who has never done a camping trip on my own or for an extended period of time. That being said, the second half of this book felt way too long and in a way diminished Chris' experience by continuing to theorize the exact reason for his passing. The only reason I knew about this case was from a video essay I watched on YouTube, which I felt explained Chris' story in a respectful and matter-of-fact tone. Had I not seen that beforehand, I'm not sure if Krakauer's explanation of this story would have captivated me as much or that I would have been able to visualize the scenery based off of the descriptions provided. Otherwise, I think this was an interesting read with an emotional ending.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death