I had heard about this movie before the book.
It took me about 4 days to read this.
Quotes that really stood out to me are the following:
"McCandless did not misrepresent the facts; telling the truth was a credo that he took seriously" Jon Krakauer
"For Children are innocent and love justice, while most of us are wicked and naturally prefer mercy" G.K. Chesterton
This was a tragic story of a man who had insufficient respect for the wilderness; but a desire just the same. It was more an account of the facts revolving the discovery of Chris McCandless body in a bus in the arctic north. It was a touching book. I am looking forward to seeing the movie.
There is a part of me that envies McCandless and wishes that I could do some of the things he did. Inside me there is a passion for living outdoors, being self-sufficient. The beautiful things he must have seen, the people he met. This story will appeal to any person who feels the call of the great outdoors.
Some of the stories in the book are absolutely amazing. There are parts ofthe book that look at other explorers and enthusiasts who almost fell to the same fate as McCandless, but lived to tell their tales.
I reccomend this book.
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