Into the Wild

by Jon Krakauer | Nonfiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0385486804 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Cyrlach of Mainaschaff, Bayern Germany on 7/14/2010
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Journal Entry 1 by Cyrlach from Mainaschaff, Bayern Germany on Wednesday, July 14, 2010
This is Krakauer's account and report on a young man - it is a true story - who left his family after graduating with honors, burning his money, cutting off all his ties to his background and venturing out on his own, travelling thoughout the United States. His ultimate adventure was to survive in the wilderness of Alaska. This, however, led to his premature death. Krakauer follows the young man's trail and tries to give us his understanding of what made this man tick to do what he did. He succeeds quite admirably. The book is well written and in the end you get an understanding of Christopher Candless. The author can see quite a bit of himself in him which leads to his sympathetic protrayal, something not shared by everybody. Many felt he was just stupid and arrogant and tried to survive in the wilderness without adequate preparation. Krakauer makes the point that this was not so, that just a couple of things did not turn the way they could have. In the wilderness there are no second chances and what was just a little mistake led to the young man's death. Growing up in our modern societies we sometimes forget how perilous people used to live when they depended completely on nature. Krakauer makes us think about many of these aspects and in general about our relationship to nature. All in all, this is a very recommendable book and though it may sound a bit gloomy, it actually isn't. Very good indeed.

Released 13 yrs ago (7/14/2010 UTC) at Café Schwarzer Riese, Rossmarkt 38a (OBCZ) in Aschaffenburg, Bayern Germany

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Im "Café Schwarzer Riese" in Aschaffenburg, Bayern, Germany, ins Regal der OBCZ-Riese-AB gestellt.

Journal Entry 3 by wingAnonymousFinderwing at Aschaffenburg, Bayern Germany on Sunday, November 7, 2010
Ich bin noch dabei es zu lesen, es gefällt mir bis jetzt aber sehr gut.

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