It will not be poisoned by civilization he flees, and walks alone to get lost in nature ...

I just close this book real discovery for me since I have not seen the film (not yet, but now this is the program). Difficult den talking hot like that, it's a long story to digest, a report on the reckless youth, a quest of authenticity that makes you think and requires taking a step back.
Dun literary point of view, nothing outstanding, we are here in the field of the investigation and witness. Krakauer recounts nonlinearly deadly Driving Directions Christopher McCandless. It combines geographical description of its course, stories of his encounters with people that he has crossed, diary entries and passages dealing with his family history. To shed light on what may have motivated McCandless and what it might have felt during his moments of solitude, he adds the story other experiences more or less similar (one of his personal experiences, which in my opinion nothing napporte) .
We discover that Chris is a young enthusiastic man, like many others, rejects a society and a family unit that he mercantile judge. He thirst for freedom and research yourself. The difference is that he decided to follow his star and realize his dream of trying the experience of living in the greatest poverty in contact with nature that he idealizes. Listen to him speak: "If you want to get more out of life, we must lose your inclination for monotonous security and adopt a disordered way of life that at first will seem to you senseless. But once you grow accustomed to such a life, you will see its true meaning and its incredible beauty. "
So yes, this novel is very addictive because there is a wonderful idea that has occurred to most people: to leave everything to embark on a foolish but sublime journey, that of real life, of homecoming. This is an ode to freedom, lanti materialism, the power of nature as beautiful as ruthless and this is also a great human adventure that makes you want to confront "something else" but obviously this tragic end.