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valaurens's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
sad
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Graphic: Death
jennswan's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
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Graphic: Death
gummybearlife's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
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Graphic: Death
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
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sad
medium-paced
4.0
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Graphic: Death
Minor: Alcoholism and Child death
jacqualina's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
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Minor: Death and Injury/Injury detail
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
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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.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Infidelity, Grief, and Dysphoria
Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Mentions how his body changes from starvation and living off the wild.sneitzel's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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sad
tense
fast-paced
4.5
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Graphic: Death