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monicadee88's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
A heartbreaking tale meticulously researched and wonderfully told by Krakauer. Chris McCandless's story is powerful, inspiring, and tragic, and Krakauer masterfully balances it all with related tangents of his own.
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Graphic: Death
book_realm_roamer's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
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Graphic: Death
emmylgrajinski's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
4.0
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Graphic: Death
Minor: Child death and Alcoholism
jacqualina's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
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Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Death
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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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.
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.
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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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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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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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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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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Graphic: Death