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

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

Chris Mccandless may be selfish to the feelings of his family, but he is a pioneer and inspiration to those of us looking to strip ourselves from society. Those of us striving for a simple life, a life containing not much more than solitude and daily struggle for existence. A life free of anyone looking over the shoulder. A life of complete freedom from restriction and rule. One can imagine how difficult it is to live alone, totally dependent of oneself, and in complete acceptance of ones responsibilities for survival. Now I see this 'expedition' as a temporary endeavor- 'to go searching' is a term we use. but this endeavor for Chris was much more personal. This realization was meant to cleanse him from all his childhood discomforts and mistreatments. Therefore, I want to congratulate Chris for making this leap of humanly faith and reaching out to grab that feeling we all desire.That feeling that helps us explain our existence and justify our means. Whatever motivation may drive us to take the leap.

This book is one of the best books I have ever read. It is incredible.

This book really made me think. I enjoyed the different aspects to it.

I think there is a different lesson in this book for everybody.
I found the story to be a haunting and intriguing one that was very affecting.

I've read everything Jon Krakauer has written, and have always enjoyed his books from the point of view of someone who spends a lot of time playing in the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest. His style always strikes me as a bit overblown however, like he's trying too hard to create great literature.

Into the Wild feels like an expanded magazine article. There's a lot of filler in this very short book. This is one of the few cases in my experience where I'd recommend the movie over the book.

This book was pointless and taught me nothing, except not to smoke weed in a tent!!

I thought that this book was one of the best books that I have ever read. The adventure of this book really dragged me in. Once I started reading it I could not put it down. I think that everyone should read this book it really has some good lessons in it.