joshmacaroni's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Grief, Cursing, Medical content, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, Alcohol, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Violence, and Excrement
Minor: Animal death and Sexual content
magsbord's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Suicide
amateureverything04's review against another edition
4.25
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, and Death
emilymbrown's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Medical trauma, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
lucy12345's review
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Body horror
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Suicide
kelly_e's review against another edition
3.75
Author: Jon Krakauer
Genre: Non Fiction
Rating: 3.75
Pub Date: January 13, 1996
T H R E E • W O R D S
Tragic • Mysterious • Absorbing
📖 S Y N O P S I S
In April 1992, Christopher Johnson McCandless donated his savings to charity, abandoned his car along with most of his possessions, and burned all of the cash in his wallet before hitch hiking to Alaska, where he walked into the wilderness to create a new life for himself. Four months later his decomposed body was discovered by a moose hunter. In Into the Wild Jon Krakauer reconstructs the tragic true-story of how he came to die in the wilderness.
💭 T H O U G H T S
This is one of those books that has sat unread on my shelf for far too long. I decided to tandem read a physical copy along with listening to the audio, and I appreciated this experience more than I anticipate I would have had a done either alone.
Krakauer has delivered an objective and comprehensive account, neither praising or critiquing Chris, of what lead to his death. It's is obvious he has thoroughly researched and investigated this case, and the narrative is extremely interesting and well-written. Krakauer captures the essence of nature unlike anyone else.
As someone who values time spent in nature (by no means do I consider myself to be an expert) this book really opened my eyes to the realization that mistakes do happen, even to the most skilled of expeditioners. I was interested in the story, but also saw this as a cautionary tale.
Overall, a worthwhile reading experience that left me reflecting and wanting to know more.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• fans of Wild and/or Between a Rock and a Hard Place
• travel enthusiasts
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"Some people feel like they don't deserve love. They walk away quietly into empty spaces, trying to close the gaps of the past."
"I think maybe part of what got him into trouble was that he did too much thinking. Sometimes he tried too hard to make sense of the world, to figure out why people were bad to each other so often."
Graphic: Death, Animal death, and Grief
Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, and Cannibalism
Minor: Mental illness
amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, and Animal death
Moderate: Classism, Suicide, and Racism
foxinsocks22's review against another edition
1.5
Graphic: Death and Vomit
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
char1otte's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Animal death and Death
Moderate: Grief and Injury/Injury detail
prairieraven's review against another edition
3.75
Minor: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Infidelity, and Medical content