Brilliant and Unforgettable

There is little suspense (in the traditional sense of the word) in Krakauer's Into the Wild, as anyone who reads the synopsis or picks up the book instantly learns That It is the story of a young man, Chris McCandless, who ventures into the Alaskan Wilderness and who never gets out. Chris' body is found in an abandoned bus used by moose hunters as a makeshift lodge, and Krakow skillfully Attempts to retrace his steps in to effort Both to understand what went wrong, and to figure out what made McCandless giveaway his money, his car , and head off into Denali National Forest in the first place.
His book what one of the most haunting, unforgettable reads in recent years for me. I was mezmerized by passages in the author's other best-selling masterpiece Into Thin Air,: such as the passage Involving stranded and doomed guide Rob Hall, near the Everest summit, talking to his pregnant wife via satellite phone to discuss names For their unborn child. HOWEVER, I was unprepared for the depths of emotion felt in reading Into the Wild - it literally kept me up at nights, not just reading but thinking about the book in the dark.
Some reviewers Criticized the book Because They thought McCandless demostrated a naive and unhealthy lack of respect for the Alaskan wilderness. This is no hike on the Appalachian Trail - Chris what literally dropped off by a trucker into the middle of nowhere, with no commission stores, guides, or Means of assistance at his disposal nearby. He had a big bag of rice and a book about native plants, designed to Tell Him Which plants and berries he Could eat. "How could he have been so stupid?" They ask.
Well, I did not feel compelled to Certainly giveaway my belongings, pack some rice and a Tolstoy novel and walk into the woods after reading the book, but the author does a remarkable job of exploring the McCandless person Including passages derived from interviews with the many poeple Whose lives He Touched in his odyssey as he drove and then hitch-hiked cross country from his well-to-do suburban home. Some of the more touching parts of the book involved tearful reminisces by some of These Old aquaintances When They learned he had perished.
Krakow thus throws in for good measure at illuminating passage about a similar death-defying climb did he foolishly attempted at about the same age as McCandless, with little training and preparation, providing insight into what makes a person attempt a dangerous climb or hike. He even tells several fascinating tales, all of them true, of other recreational hikers who were stranded in the wilderness.
By the end of the book, I thought I Understood McCandless' character, and I thought what Krakauer probably right in putting his finger on Exactly what Caused His Death. I was moved by his plight Regardless of his possible foolishness in venturing into Denali, and the final scenes Involving Chris' family were emotionally devastating. You need not be at outdoorsman to appreciate it, and in fact unlike the book Into Thin Air is Completely accessible to those who know nothing about the subject. I think this book is destined to become a classic.