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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Pan Books (7 Sep 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 033045367X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330453677
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
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What would possess a gifted young man recently graduated from college to literally walk away from his life? Noted outdoor writer and mountaineer Jon Krakauer tackles that question in his reporting on Chris McCandless, whose emaciated body was found in an abandoned bus in the Alaskan wilderness in 1992.

Described by friends and relatives as smart, literate, compassionate and funny, did McCandless simply read too much Thoreau and Jack London and lose sight of the dangers of heading into the wilderness alone? Krakauer, whose own adventures have taken him to the perilous heights of Everest, provides some answers by exploring the pull the outdoors, seductive yet often dangerous, has had on his own life. --Amazon.com --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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By examining the true story of Chris McCandless, a young man, who in 1992 walked deep into the Alaskan wilderness and whose SOS note and emaciated corpse were found four months later, internationally bestselling author Jon Krakauer explores the obsession which leads some people to explore the outer limits of self, leave civilization behind and seek enlightenment through solitude and contact with nature. "An astonishingly gifted writer: his account of 'Alex Supertramp' is powerfully dramatic, eliciting sympathy for both the idealistic, anti-consumerist boy - and his parents" - "Guardian". "A compelling tale of tragic idealism" - "The Times".

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars "An Appalling Innocence", 20 Nov 2007
By Four Violets (Hertford UK) - See all my reviews
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Christopher McCandless was twenty four when he headed off alone with the intention of surviving by what he could hunt and garner in the wilds of Alaska. People have since labelled him as reckless, arrogant and stupid - but with his idealistic yearning to emulate Tolstoy, Jack London and Thoreau, was he not in fact courageous and noble? He was certainly ill-prepared for such a venture and paid the ultimate price for his odyssey.

Jon Krakauer, the author of the book, had a particular, vested interest in the tragic tale. He too as a young man had experienced a similar compulsion to set himself against the wild elements, to rebel against his conventional lifestyle and upbringing. In his opening note, Krakauer seems to apologise for including his own story of setting out to conquer a mountain and almost losing his life in the process; but I found this account even more intense and compelling than the sometimes over-meticulous details of everyone encountered by McCandless in his last months.

The unavoidable conjecture as to McCandless's motivation, his troubled family background, and state of mind in his last awful weeks, make a compelling reason for using this book as a set text in schools. Most cultures have a kind of "coming of age" ritual, especially for young men, who have to test themselves, set themselves against the establishment. There is much in the book that should open discussion with teenagers - though surely there must be a way to opt out of the conventional path most unquestioning people's lives take, without sacrificing their own life, as most of the rather depressing examples quoted in the book do.




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5.0 out of 5 stars INTO THE WILD...INTO YOUR HEART, 27 Sep 2001
By Lawyeraau (Balmoral Castle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Into the Wild (Paperback)
This is a poignant, compelling narrative of an intelligent, intense, and idealistic young man, Chris McCandless, who cut off all ties to his upper middle class family, and reinvented himself as Alexander Supertramp, a drifter living out of a backpack, eking out a marginal existence as he wandered throughout the United States. A modern day King of the Road, McCandless ended his journey in 1992 in Alaska, when he walked alone into the wilderness north of Denali. He never returned.

Krakauer investigates this young man's short life in an attempt to explain why someone who has everything going for him would have chosen this lifestyle, only to end up dead in one of the most remote, rugged areas of the Alaskan wilderness. Whether one views McCandless as a fool or as a modern day Thoreau is a question ripe for discussion. It is clear, however, from Krakauer's writing that his investigation led him to feel a strong, spiritual kinship with McCandless. It is this kindred spirit approach to his understanding of this young man that makes Krakauer's writing so absorbing and moving.

Krakauer retraces McCandless' journey, interviewing many of those with whom he came into contact. What metamorphosizes is a haunting, riveting account of McCandless' travels and travails, and the impact he had on those with whom he came into contact. Krakauer followed McCandless' last steps into the Alaskan wilderness, so that he could see for himself how McCandless had lived, and how he had died. This book is his epitaph.

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A FITTING EPITAPH FOR A LOST SOUL..., 3 Nov 2003
By Lawyeraau (Balmoral Castle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Into the Wild (Hardcover)
This is a poignant, compelling narrative of an intelligent, intense, and idealistic young man, Chris McCandless, who cut off all ties to his upper middle class family, and reinvented himself as Alexander Supertramp, a drifter living out of a backpack, eking out a marginal existence as he wandered throughout the United States. A modern day King of the Road, McCandless ended his journey in 1992 in Alaska, when he walked alone into the wilderness north of Denali. He never returned.

Krakauer investigates this young man's short life in an attempt to explain why someone who has everything going for him would have chosen this lifestyle, only to end up dead in one of the most remote, rugged areas of the Alaskan wilderness. Whether one views McCandless as a fool or as a modern day Thoreau is a question ripe for discussion. It is clear, however, from Krakauer's writing that his investigation led him to feel a strong, spiritual kinship with McCandless. It is this kindred spirit approach to his understanding of this young man that makes Krakauer's writing so absorbing and moving.

Krakauer retraces McCandless' journey, interviewing many of those with whom he came into contact. What metamorphasizes is a haunting, riveting account of McCandless' travels and travails, and the impact he had on those with whom he came into contact. Krakauer followed McCandless' last steps into the Alaskan wilderness, so that he could see for himself how McCandless had lived, and how he had died. This book is his epitaph.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic book, full of inspiration and intrigue
This is a book about young mans great adventure and the effect he had on lives of everyone he met. This is a great book, even if you do not believe in Christopher McCandless's... Read more
Published 9 days ago by Mr. Andrew Js Lewis

3.0 out of 5 stars Information
This book is really for older people as it is really just information but it is brilliant information. The movie does this book proud
Published 1 month ago by P. McAlea

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinatingly compelling
Having seen the movie I was eager to read the book to get more background on this utterly compelling tale of Christopher McCandless and this book didn't disappoint. Read more
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I bought this last year when I was in Alaska. I got told by the tour guide what the wilderness was like and how you can't survive out there and this book just goes to show really... Read more
Published 3 months ago by C. Jones

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I can across this book by chance. I wanted to read a book that involved travel and adventure. I wanted a book that wasn't full of extreme storylines but a simple book... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. A. P. W. Dean

5.0 out of 5 stars Heart breaking
I watched the movie before I read the book, and while the movie brought tears to my eyes, the book broke my heart (SOBBING). Read more
Published 8 months ago by Ms. Ijeoma C. Igwume

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Blueberries!
I got into Jon Krakauer through Joe Simpson books and have found him to be an excellent writer. With little material to go on he manages to paint a vivid picture of Chris... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Em

3.0 out of 5 stars the film might be more easy to understand !!!!
takes a very long time for the story to get going and you could very easy put this book down and move on.
Published 10 months ago by MOD.

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Think adventure, dream of being free, living each day as it comes, never really knowing what joys or hardships tomorrow may bring. Read more
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