Into the Wild (edit title)

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“I wanted to read this book because I knew there is a movie out, based on this book. i really enjoy reading books and seeing the movie after, which is why i was so excited to read this book. I had no idea this diary-like book would entertain me so much.

Into the Wild is about the journey of a young man named Christopher McCandless who has a dream of hitchhiking to Alaska. After freshly graduating high school, with a perfect record, this could sound like a far fetch. The beginning of the book starts out with his Christopher’s own dead body which ended up in an old abandoned bus in Alaska. During his journeys he wrote in a diary, which was also found as well. The book then brings you back to the point he graduated, telling his parents where he wanted to go and do with his life. The only word needed to explain this was Alaska. His parents disagreed with this and forbid him on his journey but he did not listen. He started his journey cold and alone, through the toughest scenarios imaginable and managed to survive in the beginning, unknowing the terrible things going on with his family. He conquered his fears, took life threatening risks to end up in the middle of a dream that he never knew he could overcome.

This book was extremely well written and a fascinating read but to me it was overly explicit and too descriptive in some areas. This book is perfect for those who enjoy reading diary-type books and have an interest in going to Alaska.”

• Rated 3 stars

“Interesting and sort of unbelievable, but I saw the movie first and was romanced by Hollywood's version and had a hard time adjusting to the reality of the situation when reading the book.”

• Rated 3 stars

“I had to read this book for my English class lit. circles, it was an interesting tale, but it knowing me it lacked what I like to read in the story, the element of fantasy, but the story was thrilling none the less.”

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“In my classroom this book would be introduced when discussing biographies or adventures. A thematic unit would be ideal when using this in my classroom. ”

• Rated 5 stars

“Krakauer's best book because he goes into the understanding of wanderlust for a man coming of age. Excellent, excellent book.”

• Rated 5 stars

“Into The Wild tells the wild story of Chris McCandless. He was a fairly average man who grew up in an upper-middle class family in a suburb. The thing that separated McCandless from other men was his desire for freedom, adventure and isolation from the society he grew up in. ”

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“I really want to read this”

• Rated 4 stars

“Audio Book... read by Phillip Franklin who does an excellent job. The touching story of Christopher J. McCandless, a handsome and intelligent young man. He loved nature and wanted to make a difference in the world. In 1992 after graduating from Emory university in Atlanta he backpacked across the US to Alaska. He donated $24,000 for law school to help feed the hungry. The people he met along the way knew him as Alexander Supertramp. Upon arriving in Alaska he went into the wild where after 189 days he would die at the age of 22 from starvation. His journal was found with his body in an abandoned bus. He was not a nutcase or sociopath, he was a young man who had the courage to follow his dreams. Few of us do...”

• Rated 5 stars

“My favorite Book of All Time!”

• Rated 5 stars

“I would recomend this book to students and adults.”