A review by vacanthungarian
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

There story of Chris McCandless has long been a source of fascination and inspiration to many people who want to escape the mundane existence of modern life. I certainly felt similarly my whole life, but lacked the stones to ever attempt it. And so the story is a joy to read since krakauer meticulous compiled every bit of information that ever existed into a single book. It didn't seem bothersome that occasionally the author would veer off the path to mention similar individuals, circumstances or his own experiences. But the last part of the book was exclusively about krakauer's personal experience and it was a very different feel. It was very different from the mentality McCandless had and a lot more about conquering mountains and being part of a small group who can say they climbed this treacherous peak or that. That really didn't do it for me. I was a lot less interested in mishaps and the pursuit of the white whale in mountain form. The story of McCandless was about freedom, separating from the society that you don't feel part of and finding your own perfect existence, rather than an amazing achievement or display of skill.