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ToTheSummit said:

I almost read "Into The Wild" just because it was a Krakauer book. Then I realized the only reason I liked Krakauer was because "Into Thin Air" was such a great read. And that was just because I was so interested in mountaineering at the time it came out. I was doing a lot of hiking/climbing in those days and had followed the reports of the disastrous Everest expedition closely when it was happening. And when the book came out I was captivated. "Into Thin Air" is still a fantastic book, but I never got around to "Into The Wild". I'm sure he did a good job on it, it just didn't intrigue me as much.

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I'd bet money you would like it.

In any case, if you are into mountaineering, read "Eiger Dreams". It's a collection of Krakauer essays and accounts of mountain expeditions.

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