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

I will need to be placed in an oxygen tent to regain my ability to breathe. The book did not take my breath away because of how well it was written or how well the plot line was constructed but rather by how poorly the two were designed. I wanted to eat the same plant that Chris apparently died from while reading the book so I would not have to finish the blasted thing!

This story of a young person rejecting the American society has been done time and time again and I am getting bored with this topic being handled in this manner. It is as if each generation needs their version of On the Road by Jack Keroac? Self proclaimed "intellectual vagabonds" are predictable to the point of boring.

The writer ignored the purpose of what adjectives can do for a sentence. The writer passed up wonderful opportunities to describe things/events with clean direct descriptions. The author is more out to prove his ability to sleuth around the United States gathering messages/dialogue etc. The book was disjointed and lacked basic structural flow.

The End

Good structure... Well written by a man who has previous experience with these types of situations... Very Enjoyable to read... Needs more of a climax!

If you take a close look at Christopher's life and the way he wanted to live it you would see he liked simplicity. His whole goal was to live with the least amount of resources, no money no car, and the least amount of supplies. Does the make him dumb? I don't think so. It was a challenge to himself to find out who he is and to live off the land. And to the people that think he was an idiot a and not prepared for the wild and that is why he died, I disagree. He made it over a hundred days with limited supplies and if it had not been for the root or seeds he ate that no one knew were harmful when eaten he would have survived

this book was compelling and soul searching, it leaves you with a sense of compassion and empathy towards christopher McCandless and his journey. I wish i knew someone as fascinating, and as brave as chris...

I found the story to be about a young man who discovered himself by stripping away who he wasn't. The thought of doing such a thing enters the minds of people everywhere.Actually doing it can be done in different ways, but doing it is where the discovery of self is often found.The little boy inside of me awoke when I read the book. Unforgettable, gripping and cleansing to the self.

I really liked this book, its very successful and terrific how everything falls together. I don't really read a lot, but when I was told about this book I had to read it, and they were right for once!!! It was great!! :.)

The Movie was a good movie in a sense that it was a story that needed to be told. If it was not told, then people would not know about the story, hence it would not exist because it wasn't told. Get it?

Ok, so my opinion about the story was that it was very sad for a brilliant man, with a college education on his was to become a successful contributor to society, HUMAN SOCIETY, went out in the wild, and to go to Alaska to freeze himself to death to prove his own worth. I ask Why?

Humans are not meant for the wild. I felt that he disrespected the wilderness because he thought he could conquer it. You cannot conquer wilderness. Only wild animals can.

He was very selfish for leaving his family like that. Even though it was disfunctional, with his abusive father and parents and stuff, he left them forever instead of trying to be there for them. That was his situation. Not to be in the wilderness, ALONE?!!?!?!!

In history people that lived out in the sticks, always had a clan or some sort. A family or group they belonged to to overcome the obstacles or the wilderness and survival. AS A GROUP.

When he killed the moose for meat. He had no experience on how to clean it or cut it for food. He didn't have any help. We all need help. Even wild animals.

The story is very sad. I feel very sorry for Chris.

This book was an unexpected treasure. Though I initially had disdain for Christopher, I began to understand him when I realized he was really just trying to sort out the same issues we all need answers to. Questions like, "Why am I here?", "What is my purpose?", "What has lasting value and meaning in life?"

This book haunted me long after I put it down. Though Chris acted out his issues externally, by taking risks, refuting materialism, rejecting society to a degree, I feel that he was brave and purehearted, and in his final days came closer to the truth that we are all looking for.

I can tell the author also felt this connection, and because of this, the book almost has an auto-biographical feel. I great read!!