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A review by bittersweet_symphony
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
4.0
At times I found this book startling at how much McCandless' life resonated with my own. I frequently saw a similar but much subdued thread of adventure and human yearning for freedom, from the ills of civilization, as can be found in the solitary life of nature.
His story is tragic, beautiful and bears many universals on its pages. While some will view McCandless as a naive, self-absorbed and inconsiderate idealist, I think most will see him as a young adult seeking inner peace by willfully confronting the liberating and lonely life of a wanderer amidst the final frontiers of the North American wilderness.
At times I shared in his desiring to take on the world, and to shirk off the cancerous affects of modern society. On other occasions I almost wept for the anguish his family felt at the loss of their intensely independent, absolute-moralist son/brother.
Krakauer weaves this real life tragedy into an introspective and feeling story. Krakauer's own kindred connection to McCandless helps to enliven and deliver this haunting tale.
I gleaned personal wisdom from it as well. I learned to be more cautious and respectful of nature's wild beauty while also increasing my courage to take in all that life has to offer.
I recommend this to all who are themselves or are close to somebody who is independent, strong-willed and struggles with the restraints contemporary life hold on the human soul.
His story is tragic, beautiful and bears many universals on its pages. While some will view McCandless as a naive, self-absorbed and inconsiderate idealist, I think most will see him as a young adult seeking inner peace by willfully confronting the liberating and lonely life of a wanderer amidst the final frontiers of the North American wilderness.
At times I shared in his desiring to take on the world, and to shirk off the cancerous affects of modern society. On other occasions I almost wept for the anguish his family felt at the loss of their intensely independent, absolute-moralist son/brother.
Krakauer weaves this real life tragedy into an introspective and feeling story. Krakauer's own kindred connection to McCandless helps to enliven and deliver this haunting tale.
I gleaned personal wisdom from it as well. I learned to be more cautious and respectful of nature's wild beauty while also increasing my courage to take in all that life has to offer.
I recommend this to all who are themselves or are close to somebody who is independent, strong-willed and struggles with the restraints contemporary life hold on the human soul.