Into the Wild

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Summary: An Inspirational Story
Review: Christopher McCandless was an individual. He gave up a lifestyle of luxery and ease and replaced it with his own. He lived for the moment and nothing else. Chris was spontaneous in his decisions. As soon as he could think of something exciting to do, he would do it. He never considered the consequences of his actions. Something we all consider foolish but all dream of doing. Chris traveled the nation, meeting people and depending solely on his wits to help him get by. I think that everyone who has ever felt like societies standards have gotten to high should read this book. This is a story about life on the edge, something we all admire.

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Summary: Chris McCandless Arrogant or Stupid?
Review: Into the Wild was a good book for the first hundred words. Then after the first half, the book started jumping around more and more. It also contained stories about other people that really weren't relevant. Krakauer even talks about himself for a couple of pages. The book starts off well letting you know who Chris is and about his background. You find out that he is educated and goes to college. But from the beginning you are going back and forth between times and places that Chris has been. It is a somewhat hard book to follow. You read about people he meets and then thirty or forty pages later you read about them again. You have to think about who this person is and why are back in the book. The main part that I liked about the book was that Krakauer really makes it sound like Chris wasn't this crazy person that just set out into Alaska because he had a death wish. He gave evidence that Chris was well educated and even though many thought that he was very unprepared for Alaska his downfall might have been something that even an experience woodsman wouldn't have seen. Whatever the case may be, I think that Krakauer did a fine job in covering Chris's life, but I didn't like in the way he did it. I didn't like how he jumped around and said things over and over.

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Summary: I thought that Krakauer did a great job on this book!
Review: I thought that Krakauer did a fantastic job on this book. He throughly researched Chris and his life and tried to make accurate conclusions as to what was going through Chris's mind. The author used examples of other people in similiar situations to show that Chris was not insane for wanting to give everything up and live "free as a bird." You can argue that he was insufficiently prepared to head into the Alaskan wilderness, but Chris had been living on his own for so long, he knew what he was getting himself into. You can't judge him by his one mistake; although it proved to be fatal. I think that deep down inside everyone there is some sort of longing to go on an adventure; and this book just goes to prove it. This is why I gave the book 5 stars.

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Summary: One Man's Mission, All of Our Dreams
Review: Chris McCandless is a man that went on a journey that can only be described as remarkable. Many times over this young man showed grit and guts that few men obtain in their lives. In the book Chris goes on a fantastic voyage reaching from the dessert of Mexico to the frozen tundra of Alaska. His story is a powerful one that should be told. Few men have the drive to set out on a mission and see it through. The death of such a fine man is an awful loss for all the earth. This story has given me a new outlook on my life. No longer will I stand on the sidelines while the game is being played. Chris has showed me that all of us have what it takes to be a hero.

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Summary: It was an interesting book about a young man's adventure.
Review: Into the Wild is a good book, but it's not the best I have ever read. One way Krakauer makes the book interesting by telling Chris's story and also including a story of his own experience. Although I still don't understand what Chris's intentions were, I have a better understanding of his life and the things he was going through or may have been thinking. I don't think I could ever understand why someone would give up a solid education that they worked hard to attain as well as all of their money and worldly possesions to adventure off into the wild. The book held my intrest because it appealed to my sense of adventure. Many people, like me, enjoy road trips and seeing and doing new things. I don't think you even have to be a wildlife lover to enjoy this book. This book seems to have something that appeals to most everyone (as you can see by the rating it gets). It's a true story as well as a mystery. I recommend you give it a try.

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Summary: I thought it was a interesting book.
Review: Into the Wild is a good book, for showing people that adventure is alive in all of us, but at different levels. McCandless is a young man that takes this extreme a little to far and payes for it with his life. Some people think he was crazy and got what was coming to him. Other people think he was a smart individual that just had some bad luck. I think, that its just a matter of opinion.

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Summary: Definately a book for the outdoorsman!
Review: Krakauer really did a good job on this book. His descriptions of things in this book really make the story come alive. Krakauer's use of his own experiences and knowledge add an extra to this book that few others could give. The story is magnificent and does a good job of telling Chris'(the main character) story. This book reminded me of another I read a while back called "Hatchet", by Gary Paulsen. Chris and the main character of Hatchet, who's name I can't recall, share almost the same experience. They both have troubles at home in a way and end up out in the wilderness. Krakauer, however, does a wonderful job of showing Chris' whole story. His attention to detail leaves that of Paulsen's book "in the dust". If I could read this again, I would; I think this book has now made me a Krakauer fan for life. I most definatly recommend this book to people who have been out in the wilderness for legnths of time, who will find it easy to stay interested in this story.

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Summary: A young mans search of life
Review: "Into the Wild," is a fantastic book. The author, Jon Kradauer, does a great job telling about Chris McCandels struggles in the wild. Kradauer raises many interesting points about McCandels life. Such as, why does a young intelligent man leave behind his whole life to risk death in the wild? This is the sixty four thousand dollar question and what makes this story so intersting. Many people die all of the time in the wilderness, hunting, fishing, hiking ect. But, few people give up there entire life, money, possesions, and family to explore the wilderness. This is an excellent book that, even if you like it or not, will spark your mind and make you think about how some people percieve life!

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Summary: How does a book like this become a best-seller?
Review: I did not like the book. I read it once, and the first time I read it, I only got half-way through it because it didn't seem to grab my attention. I like the wilderness, however, the idea of some rich kid, giving all his possesions away and hiking out in Alaska till he dies, does not thrill me. Krakauer told more about himself then the main character fo the book. I mean it is an interesting story, but not something I could picture a lot of people trying in real life. A kid is rich, hates his family and decides to give it all up to go die in Alaska, no I don't think so. Maybe next time Jon.

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Summary: Searching for a story
Review: Chris McCandless comes across in this book as someone who is starved for attention. When he goes out into the wilderness, he doesn't leave anyone except for his family. This is something that millions of people do all of the time, we don't consider them "couragous", we consider them selfish. The thing that sets McCandless apart from the others that do this is that Chris tries to get away from the things of the world and leaves his money behind. The others just try to get away from responsibility. I think that this book portrays a life of someone that is in need of something, and yet they themself are unaware of what is missing in their life. You can't really give McCandless the thumbs up for being the prepared nature guy. I don't believe that his intentions were to be suicidal, but I don't believe that he was prepared to go into his adventure alone. All of the people that Chris associated with throughout his journey were somehow connected in his life. Many people were hurt along his path. I say this because Chris would give just enough of himself for people to like him and then he would disappear. I think that Krakauer did an excellent job retracing the steps of Chris McCandeless, however, I think that there was a lot of things thrown in to build up the author with his personal story included. As I read "Into the Wild" I looked at adventure through different eyes. I could see that some people have a different outlook on what adventure is and I gained a different kind of respect for people such as McCandless.