Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

Biography – Book

 

Novel Details

Author: Jon Krakauer

Publisher: Villard Books

Number of pages: 207

Year of publication: 1996

Brief Response

Told from journal entries and personal accounts of those who knew Chris McCandless, Jon Krakauer provides food for thought, loved one’s memories, and similarly chilling tales of those lost to the call of the wild. Krakauer focuses on the last year and a half of Chris McCandless’ life before he was ultimately found deceased in the Alaskan bush. While a bit slow, this story gives readers plenty of time to ruminate as they work through this tragic tale of a young man chasing the feeling of wanderlust and adventure. Respectful and insightful, this story does not romanticize the death of Chris McCandless.