Book Review: Into the Wild

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer is an interesting, and possibly inspiring, book. If nothing else you're likely to have a strong opinion about the protagonist by the end.

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[ghostwriter511]

I would like to point out here that I have not seen the movie based on this book, nor do I plan to.

[bbbleaver]

i would request more story telling daniel. this is needed.

[ghostwriter511]

I've actually submitted several short stories for publication which subtly push the themes I believe, but so far none have been picked up. I'm still trying. One day maybe.

After all, how old was Daniel Quinn when Ishmael was published?

[jakhoggan]

@eppeone how the hell did krakauer miss the point? Mccandless wasnt a schizophrenic ur fucking retarded. mccandless wanted to do certain things..reach his goals perhaps. From what information he found krakauer did an amazing job with the book. Haha shit dude lets see you gather up as much information about a person that was hard to identify and what he did.

[FonzWonz]

die alone?? we all die alone! whats the difference? the difference is that he died by defending his own beliefs

[Lana121344]

how long did it take u to read?

[mexicanaairlines1]

@ghostwriter511 can you tell me 4 open ended questions for ch13?

[SpaceWars2025]

you suck

[eppeone]

Krakauer missed the point, entirely.. This book should have been a cautionary tale about mental illness.. McCandless was a textbook gender confused schizophrenic... It literally oozes from the text, repeatedly..

The fact that Krakauer repeatedly asserts that McCandless was not mentally deficient, despite the assertions of those who actually knew McCandless, who all felt he was mentally unstable, is hard to explain... I don't know if Krakauer is just stupid, or if he had a different motive.. IDK

[kevhead66]

@ghostwriter511 thanks. I will skip the movie and go buy the book.

[wamouse]

Wonderful review. :) Really well done, thanks, man!

[shredabanana]

you need to do this for middlesex! haha keep it up.

[Alenandme]

I never heard of Chris McCandless, so I looked him up on Google. Alaskan park ranger, Peter Christian, thinks McCandless had a death wish, consciously or otherwise. I think his recklessness might well indicate a heedlessly desperate escape from society by a person who no longer much cared whether he lived or died, as long as he got away. But I think it is impossible for anyone who didn't know him really well to be sure of anything about him.