Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Book Review of Into the Wild

Into the Wild
Into the Wild
Author: Jon Krakauer
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Book Type: Paperback
reviewed on + 412 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5


This is a fascinating, heartbreaking account of one young man's attempt to survive alone in the wilds of Alaska, a grandiose dream which ultimately led to his demise. Jon Krakauer treats his subject lovingly. I lookk forward to seeing the movie now...