What readers think of Into The Wild, plus links to write your own review.

Well I'm not really a book loving person. By that I mean to say that I don't really like to read books because of the loss of interest in the reading. But this book was totally different. It was something I have never read. This book make you wonder what happens next... It takes your breath and leaves you guessing.. what happens next. I loved this book so much but the lack of money I can't buy one. I would recommend this book to all my friends and to everybody who like to know what happens if you try to take nature head on. I give it 2 thumbs up...! :)

I've seen the movie and honestly, at first I've been curious with what Cris was up to, why did he do such things. i deliberately went to a book store to find the book and read it. There's a line he wrote on a book he was reading that attracts me:

“HAPPINESS ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED.”

I'm no loner, or whatever people thought negatively about him, and the phrase was rather obvious. But this phrase had been written with feeling and deep contemplation. That might be the reason why it struck me so much. It is so hard to explain, but though the book was vague, I like it. I like Cris' point of view in life in some way.

Having visited Alaska, camped and climbed with my family, and worked with teens for many years, I found this book to be riveting. I understood how heart-wrenching the experience was for the parents; yet, Chris' need to explore independently and be true to himself.

The book In to the wild radiates excitement and a thrill that will blow your seat away. The cover screams out that the book will amaze the life out of the reader. The reviews from several talented critics increased the excitement that any reader could possibly engage in. The central character Christopher Johnson McCandless a daredevil of a new breed, engages Mother Nature in an effort to gain some excitement. In this adventure of a book, Christopher goes into the unforgiving Alaskan wilderness. His life changes for ever, for he is now longer what he used to be, for he is no more. He is trashed, beaten and destroyed by the force of nature.

This book is heartwrenching. Its almost like you're there with Chris McCandless during his journey, and I love how Krakauer used other people similar to Chris including himself to get a better understanding of the character. I also liked how Krakauer didn't really criticize Chris McCandless, but let everyone's opinion come in mind. I am reading Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air now and I think he is an amazing author, definitely one of my favorites. I hope he will write another book soon

This story has touched me like no story before have done. I cried trough the whole book.

This book is great. After watching some information on the Oprah Winfrey on my TV, I decided to study this novel and analyzed characteristics of Chris and why he decides to leave his parents to live off the land in Alaska. Chris has to satisfy his needs of safety and security needs, love and belongingness needs, self-esteem needs, and the last one is the self-actualization needs. He is able to fulfill those all his needs which are emerge caused by lack off love from his parents since his parents are so busy with their jobs. I recommend this book. By reading this novel, you will get better understanding why Chris is so motivated to reach Alaska and living off the country there though he finds a lot of troubles.

Poignant and petrifying...memorizing and hard to put down.