A mother on the hasten with her children takes a road trip through Alaska in a novel driven by wit,empathy (sensitivity to another's feelings as if they were one's own) and moral indignationIn a country obsessed with reinvention, Alaska is shorthand for a fresh start. Its wilderness offers the life-changing promise of renewal – and also the real opportunity of disaster. The states beauty can be a siren song that tempts romantics and then destroys them.
The archetypal Alaska chronicle is hauntingly told in Into the Wild, and Jon Krakauer’s non-fiction account of the life of Chris McCandless,the would-be frontiersman who starved to death in the wilderness. More than 20 years after McCandless died, his chronicle continues to pose questions: brave or silly? Inspirational or selfish? Hero or fool? Related: The Circle by Dave Eggers review Related: ‘Could he actually win?’ Dave Eggers at a Donald Trump rally Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com