Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

Into the Wild

Jon Krakauer

240 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction biography travel adventurous reflective sad medium-paced

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Terrifying... Eloquent... A heart-rending drama of human yearning. --New York TimesIn April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. He had given $25,000 in savings ...

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Moods

adventurous 83%
reflective 66%
sad 52%
emotional 43%
informative 40%
inspiring 26%
challenging 21%
dark 21%
mysterious 11%
tense 9%
hopeful 6%
funny 1%

Pace

medium 58%
slow 28%
fast 13%

Average rating

3.75

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