The Wild Truth: A Memoir
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Average rating4.2
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Ratings6
Average rating4.2
"The ... story of Chris McCandless, who gave away his savings, hitchhiked to Alaska, walked into the wilderness alone, and starved to death in 1992, fascinated not just ... Jon Krakauer, but also the rest of the nation. Krakauer's book, Into the Wild, became an international bestseller ... and Sean Penn's ... film by the same name further skyrocketed Chris McCandless to global fame. But the real story of Chris's life and his journey has not yet been told--until now. The missing pieces are finally revealed in [this book], written by Carine McCandless, Chris's beloved and trusted sister. Featured in both the book and film, Carine has wrestled for more than twenty years with the legacy of her brother's journey to self-discovery, and now tells her own story while filling in the blanks of his"--
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I hadn't heard any of the previous stories about Chris McCandless. So all of this was new to me. I really appreciated approaching the story this way. I don't know how I might have viewed him approaching the story from a traditional way. This way I can appreciate the entire person and the history he went to Alaska with. It seems as if there is much that is still debated about the story, but it all seemed very plausible and made for an interesting listen. Now I want to watch a couple of those movies and learn a little more about this story.
