Into the Wild

That's three borings. One for the story, one for the narration and one for the lack of a story. I wanted to listen to this because I heard the movie was very powerful and well done. Obviously this book did not serve as a precursor to the script. There are so many people who "walked into the wild" written about that the listner has a hard time remembering who the book is about. I realize the author is trying to create parallels between all these people but the amount of information shared just doesn't quite bring it together. Also, the narrator is so monotone, perhaps by design, that it's hard to stay engaged. I guess I should have gone to the movie instead.

The story of and details surrounding Christopher McCandless's death are fascinating. Having seen the movie and taking and interest in his life I was pleased to find much more back story and detail then could have been fit into a film. The only problem is the author, who seems to be trying to sound smart by using as many "big words" as possible. He also spends way too much time on his own stories and experiences, which is not relevant to the subject matter. Sometimes he tries to psychoanalyze McCandless, quite poorly I might add. I listened to this book off and on, only as long as I could stand the author for each session.