A friend raved about this one and it was the nudge I needed to finally pull it off my bookshelf and read it. The story was intriguing in its essence, but I found it hard to relate to McCandless as he broke ties with his family and pursued such a radically independent life of adventure and freedom. I'm far too much of a rule follower and homebody to just pick up, literally burn all my cash, and set off for some undetermined destination like he did, but I admired his courage and free spirit nature. The end is tragic and frustrating (this isn't a spoiler, it literally says on the cover that he dies in the Alaskan wilderness) and I just wished for more closure or a different outcome.