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Originally posted by slakjaw
That was one of the best parts of the book IMO. How Krakauer kind of put in his own experiences. You do recall correctly. He did die from eating poisonous roots. And he did die a few miles from a zip line across the river. If thats all you got from the book I an very sorry.

IMHO its way too easy to criticize him for these things.

His life didnt even fill a whole book. Nor would mine. And thats fine I do not want it to.

Is it a good book? Yeah. I read it cover to cover in one day. Really enjoyed it. Is the protagonist (McCandless) a fool? Yes. Very much so.