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Into the Wild
- Narrated by: Philip Franklin
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
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Into the Wild
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Critic Reviews
"A narrative of arresting force. Anyone who ever fancied wandering off to face nature on its own harsh terms should give a look. It's gripping stuff."—Washington Post
"Compelling and tragic ... Hard to put down." —San Francisco Chronicle
"Engrossing ... with a telling eye for detail, Krakauer has captured the sad saga of a stubborn, idealistic young man."—Los Angeles Times Book Review
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- Sonja Klebe
- 24-11-2022
Thought provoking
A great overview of a tragedy but with thoughtful and considered insights into the mind of a young adventurous man
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Melle
- 05-01-2021
Fascinating True Story
This is a fascinating story and it is well told here. I watched the film first and it inspires me to want to read the book. The film follows the real story very closely.
An interesting young man who made some individual and ultimately tragic decisions. Worth a listen.
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- Fiona Gregory
- 08-12-2020
I have had a happy life
I don’t know why it took me until now to read this book. But I’m glad I finally did.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- EdwinaBeaT
- 14-01-2020
Wonderful
I first read this book as a twenty something facing an existential crisis. Jon succinctly details the true story of a youths perilous wanderlust with tales of his own. A breathtaking and heartbreaking true story. I’ve always felt quite connected to the spirit of Chris. I hope wherever he is, he is roaming mountains and is content. A truly eye opening book, one most suited for the young ones trying to find what makes themselves themselves.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Leo
- 19-09-2015
Epic
Really enjoy the way this book covered the Chris's life. so much good detail with all the research done.
I would highly recomend it, will no doubt listen to it again
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- Anonymous User
- 24-07-2021
Inspiring and real
I heard about In to the Wild while listening to an introduction on Deer Stalking.. I was curious by what would have had to be going through the young mans mind to want to go out there on his own. I feel I have had very similar views to Chris and it’s such a shame he is joe gone. I want to thank Jon Krakauer for writing this book it has been such a good listen. Narrated well by Phillip easy to listen.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Red Dirt Nurse
- 31-03-2019
Fascinating true story
This non-fiction tale is enjoyable and easy to listen to - it's not lengthy, at all.
There were several occurrences in the editing, when a sentence was repeated. This was a little distracting for me.
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- Mark
- 22-01-2017
Wonderful story of internal wandering
Amazing story of of an intelligent young mans analysis of the world and review of himself. Beautifully read making it easy to connect with the story and the wilderness setting.
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- Lachlan
- 11-11-2015
4.5*
Awesome story. The .5 was taken away due to some bits being a bit slow where they talk about some of the other stories of other survivalists.
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- Thalia
- 26-10-2023
Spoiled college kid learns the hard way...
I understand why someone would want to do what this kid did. But in his case, Chris McCandless was naive, unprepared and ultimately became a parasitic burden to everyone he came across as a result.
He was clearly mentally ill and couldn't even commit to any of the beliefs he preached, especially those on money.
His sheer hypocrisy, arrogance and cluelessness was just painful to tolerate.
His end comes as no surprise.
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