I just read Into the Wild (as you can see earlier in this post), so when I stumbled upon this memoir from the sister of ITW's Chris McCandless, I knew I had to read it. I was so unsatisfied by ITW and frustrated by some of his actions and poor planning, and I wanted there to be more to the story. Good news! THERE IS. There's so much more. It's heartbreaking and twisted and such a searing look at the truth of families and how messed up they can be inside...and it makes all of the ITW story of Chris breaking all ties with his family to go adventure make sense. If you read Into the Wild, I strongly recommend reading this one-- it makes the whole story make so much more sense, and Carine's story is powerful, too. Bold, unashamed honesty and truth-telling in a memoir is something I just so greatly admire and respect. This one does that wonderfully.