The Wild Truth

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The spellbinding 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 New York Times bestselling author Jon Krakauer, but also the rest of the nation Krakauer s book, Into the Wild, became an international bestseller, translated into thirty one languages, and Sean Penn s inspirational 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 The Wild Truth, written by Carine McCandless, Chris s beloved and trusted sister Featured in both the book and film, Carine has wrestled for 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 Carine was Chris s best friend, the person with whom he had the closest bond, and who witnessed firsthand the dysfunctional and violent family dynamic that made Chris willing to embrace the harsh wilderness of Alaska Growing up in the same troubled household, Carine speaks candidly about the deeper reality of life in the McCandless family In the many years since the tragedy of Chris s death, Carine has searched for some kind of redemption In this touching and deeply personal memoir, she reveals how she has learned that real redemption can only come from speaking the truth. Read The Wild Truth by Carine McCandless – kino-fada.fr Reading this book was like pulling over on the Interstate to gawk at a 20 car pileup You know you shouldn t be staring at the mess, but you can t look away.Carine McCandless is the younger sister of Chris McCandless, who became famous after his story was published in Jon Krakauer s book Into the Wild which was also made into a movie, directed by Sean Penn This summary is from Krakauer s Author s Note In April 1992, a young man from a well to do East Coast family hitchhiked to Alaska and wal Reading this book was like pulling over on the Interstate to gawk at a 20 car pileup You know you shouldn t be staring at the mess, but you can t look away.Carine McCandless is the younger sister of Chris McCandless, who became famous after his story was published in Jon Krakauer s book Into the Wild which was also made into a movie, directed by Sean Penn This summary is from Krakauer s Author s Note In April 1992, a young man from a well to do East Coast family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt Mckinley Four months later his decomposed body was found by a party of moose hu...If you pick up this book to try and fill in the blanks as to why Mr McCandless left his family, and engaged on an ultimately suicidal trek then you won t find much new CM is largely a cameo role in what is a 400 page teen angst, whining fest about her mean parents Walt and Billie weren t parents I d particularly like, but neither were they the psychos the book tries to say I think the delving into finding porn adult on Walts laptop, and his smoking pot is a bit cheap, and just a character a If you pick up this book to try and fill in the blanks as to why Mr McCandless left his family, and engaged on an ultimately suicidal trek then you won t find much new CM is largely a cameo role in what is a 400 page teen angst, whining fest about her mean parents Walt and Billie weren t parents I d particularly like, but neither were they the psychos the book tries to say I think the delving into finding porn adult on Walts laptop, and his smoking pot is a bit cheap, and just a character assassination, for the sake of it As someone else here reviewed, it s a hate letter to her parents Maybe she feels they deserve it Carine claimed to have this great bond with CM, but by her materialistic nature, and her snobbery, leads me to think that if CM was running from sick society and materialism, he d probably run from Carine as much as his parents Towards the end of the book, she says how she has friends divulging dreams of CM, as a sort of mess...I feel that most of the people who have panned this book do so because they don t like that Chris and Carine had such a problem with their parents As if it s okay or at least normal for parents to act this way, or that Carine should have sucked it up or stopped whining I wonder how many of them had abusive parents As a survivor of things similar, and at times worse, than Carine and Chris, I felt like this book truly spoke to me I always admired Chris after reading Into the Wild and seein I feel that most of the people who have panned this book do so because they don t like that Chris and Carine had such a problem with their parents As if it s okay or at least normal for parents to act this way, or that Carine should have sucked it up or stopped whining I wonder how many of them had abusive parents As a survivor o...Now, I feel sorry to give Carine s book one star because I believe her story to be unflinchingly honest, but The Wild Truth is not a love story about her brother rather, it is a hate letter against her parents The intent of righting the misconceptions of her brother, trying to describe how he was smart to walk out on a horrible family life instead of a misguided lost soul that most think Chris McCandless was, is hidden by the constant portrayal of abuse Yes, reading this book might change m Now, I feel sorry to give Carine s book one star because I believe her story to be unflinchingly honest, but The Wild Truth is not a love story about her brother rather, it is a hate letter against her parents The intent of righting the misconceptions of her brother, trying to describe how he was smart to walk out on a horrible family life instead of a misguided lost soul that most think Chris McCandless wa...Some of the reviews I ve seen on Goodreads about this book really upset me Like, REALLY upset me I get it A lot of people don t understand memoirs A lot of people don t get that you can critique the writing, the style, the flow of the narrative You can critique the title of the book, or the quotes leading into the chapters I personally found them exceptionally cheesy and even copy cat in places, except where notes from Chris found paperbacks were concerned What you CAN T critique, howev Some of the reviews I ve seen on Goodreads about this book really upset me Like, REALLY upset me I get it A lot of people don t understand memoirs A lot of people don t get that you can critique the writing, the style, the flow of the narrative You can critique the title of the book, or the quotes leading into the chapters I personally found them exceptionally cheesy and even copy cat in places, except where notes from Chris found paperbacks were concerned What you CAN T critique, however, is the memory of the person who is writing the memoir And you certainly c...Boring and pettyI was so excited when I first heard about this book Then I started reading it The author is about as narcissistic as they come No wonder Chris left his entire family without staying in contact with any of them What a bunch of nuts She says she wrote this book to show the truth about why Chris left Anyone with half a brain would know from reading the first book it was because he was unhappy in his current life and family This book is basically the sisters life memoir and b Boring and pettyI was so excited when I first heard about this book Then I started reading it The author is about as...Disappointing book The author claims that she is going to focus on telling the truth of her brother s story, but it s actually just a story of her own life, and it references her brother s occasionally Yes, I feel bad that she suffered abuse from her parents, but she seems to have not changed or grown or learned from it because she continues to welcome them back into her life time after time She doesn t even see it She says she s better than them because she can leave three failed marriages Disappointing book The author claims that she is going to focus on telling the truth of her brother s story, but it s actually just a story of her own life, and it references her brother s occasionally Yes, I feel bad that she suffered abuse from her parents, but she seems t...This book was a big disappointment Let me say I am not in the Chris McCandless as some kind of martyr camp I am definitely someone who saw him as a victim of his own idealistic idiocy going into the Alaskan wilderness ill prepared and uninformed His demise while tragic was predictable and needless So he grew up in dysfunctional family So what So do millions of others All I got from this is a feeling of pomposity and self righteousness from the author And if she and her brother were SO cl This book was a big disappointment Let me say I am not in the Chris McCandless as some kind of martyr camp I am definitely someone who saw him as a victim of his own idealistic idiocy going into the Alaskan wildern...The great part of this book that overshadows any other part of it is that it has to do with Christopher McCandless story Which is one of the best stories I think I have ever heard The book was also very well written I was engaged the whole time I did it on audio and then the second half I sped up the audio and read along with it Carine reads the story which is a huge plus.The questionable part of this book is that it is reallyabout family dynamics Chris is a mostly minor character i The great part of this book that overshadows any other part of it is that it has to do with Christopher McCandless story Which is one of the best stories I think I have ever heard The book was also very well written I was engaged the whole time I did it on audio and then the second half I sped up the audio and read along with it Carine reads the story which is a huge plus.The questiona...Carine McCandless shows up unannounced in front of her former childhood home The current owner is kind to her uninvited guest and graciously allows McCandless to tour the house Her kindness is repaid by McCandless writing about the unkempt yard, the nicotine smell in the house that makes her cough, etc Even the dog is libeled as the writer conveys her suspicion that poor old Charlie must have peed on the carpet Rude This beginning sets the tone Summarizing the content of the rest of book Carine McCandless shows up unannounced in front o...

The Wild Truth
  • 19 January 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 278 pages
  • 0062325140
  • Carine McCandless
  • The Wild Truth