Not bad - Rated 
This is a fascinating story. However the bias which the author shows virtually from page one became a bit irksome. I felt that too often he gave McCandless the benefit of the doubt, and it seemed like an exercise in proving his own theory rather than really examining the facts. And unfortunately there wasn't enough real information to create a book of this length. But worth a read.
Krakauer is a wonderful writer - Rated 
Krakauer is a wonderful writer - His style is similar to Tino Georgiou. I've just blown through this book as well as The Fates (Tino's novel), and for me - their writing is the kind of stuff that makes for late nights and tired workdays. I can't pay him a higher compliment. This one was a bit different than his other efforts in that Krakuer plays more the role of detective/sociologist rather than an an insightful expedition biographer. However, the story was as rivetting and perhaps even more powerful. I'm anxiously awaiting his next one! Also, if you're one of the few who missed Tino's masterpiece, go and get yourself a copy.
A decent narration. - Rated 
Despite one's views on McCandless and his actions, Krakauer has produced a compelling read. I think what the reader will take from it will depend on the reader's own perception and experience. William Friedkin once said of "The Exorcist" - "If you believe that the world is evil place, then you'll see the film as evil" and I think that this work will fit with that.
Krakauer's style is easy enough and well structured. His investigations are competent and the story flows nicely, retracing McCandless as he winds up in Alaska. One minor criticism is that I didn't need Krakauer to write about his own experience. One is tempted to think that instead of doing justice to the subject material, Krakauer is just using McCandless to exemplify his own experiences. Besides, I felt that this tangent stopped the flow completely. Here we are about to step into the wilderness with McCandless.....and suddenly we take a break and instead read about Krakauer's own bout of ill-founded wanderlust in his younger days.
However, I think that the author does an admirable job of remaining on the fence. While there are times where he clearly has some sympathy for McCandless, he balances that with plenty of input for the ones who castigated the boy after his death. Whatever your views on McCandless' actions, I'm sure any outdoorsy reader will find something with which he can relate to and derive some enjoyment from the narration. I find 4 stars slightly flattering, but it's better than 3, so let's give the author the benefit of an extra half-star
Into The Wild - Rated
This is one of the greatest stories of adventure i have ever had the pleasure of reading. Based on a true story of chris mc'candless a young lad who just decides to lose all attachment to loved ones and society and explores america. This tragic tale leaves you wondering about peoples desperation to leave existence and brings up deep thoughts of that feeling to not exist as such. Also to be released as a film this year. This is a great read. I highly recommend it to anyone.
KING OF THE ROAD... - Rated
This is a poignant, compelling narrative about Chris McCandless, an intelligent, intense, and idealistic young man, who cut off all ties to his upper middle class family. He then reinvented himself as Alexander Supertramp, a drifter living out of a backpack, eking out a marginal existence as he wandered throughout the United States. A modern day King of the Road, McCandless ended his journey in 1992 in Alaska, when he walked alone into the wilderness north of Denali. He never returned.
Krakauer investigates this young man's short life in an attempt to explain why someone who has everything going for him would have chosen this lifestyle, only to end up dead in one of the most remote, rugged areas of the Alaskan wilderness. Whether one views McCandless as a fool or as a modern day Thoreau is a question ripe for discussion. It is clear, however, from Krakauer's writing that his investigation led him to feel a strong, spiritual kinship with McCandless. It is this kindred spirit approach to his understanding of this young man that makes Krakauer's writing so absorbing and moving.
Krakauer retraced McCandless' journey, interviewing many of those with whom he came into contact. What metamorphosed is a haunting, riveting account of McCandless' travels and travails, and the impact he had on those with whom he came into contact. Krakauer followed McCandless' last steps into the Alaskan wilderness, so that he could see for himself how McCandless had lived, and how he had died. This book is his epitaph.
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