Thursday, May 12, 2016

Into the wild Review by Tatyana Jones

Title of the Book: Into the wild
Author: Jon Krakauer
  # of Pages:224
  Star Rating: ☆☆☆


Review:     Into the Wild  by Jon Krakauer is a life changing  story of an intelligent young man full of lust. This book brings the reader back reality. Even though the nonfiction book is so tragic and horrifying its a great story of Chris McCandless’s journey it gave the young people a place to speak there minds.
 
  This isn't a regular story its way more than just a story about a young boy learning to survive in the wilderness. In this book there are no surprises when it comes to the outcome at the end. Christopher wants you to know the outcome I mean on the first page you know the ending. Christopher made it to where its not the end of his message its behind  how he went from a genius in a wealthy family to a dead man on an abandoned bus in the Alaskan wilderness.


   This story is the type to keep the reader on there feet waiting for more wanting to know reasoning behind his behavior and actions. The way Krakuaer went into depth about Christopher's life about his family , work, and education is what the reader wants to know more about. Even though I've never had any experience like Christopher's I've sure have had the same ideas and thoughts.

This book was maybe one of the best books that I have read this year I just loved the way Jon Krakauer goes into depth on his life and the things that chris went through is what intrigued me the most. I recommend this book to everyone.

Eat, Pray, Love

Title of the Book: Eat, Pray, Love Author: Elizabeth Gilbert # of Pages: 352 Star Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ Review:I highly recommend this book. It's about a young woman who decides that she's tired of the marriage that she's in. She gets divorced and decides to travel to three different parts of the world in order to find herself. She even picks up a new language and a new way to pray and becomes a healthier person.

Monday, May 9, 2016

Moneyball: Michael Lewis: 288 Pages : Star Rating: ☆☆☆ Review:

Moneyball by Michael Lewis is a non- fictional story about baseball and specifically the Oakland A’s. This book talks about how the manager of the A’s found the cracks in the way the MLB teams draft and find players all because he had 3x less the money than all the other teams did.
This book was unique to me because there is no book like it. If you are a true fan of baseball you feel that you are a complete part of the journey in a time of success for the Oakland A’s. While I was reading this book I felt like I was in the crowd and at some points felt that I was in the dugout helping the manager decide whom to put in the game to save us from a loss. This book gives you a lot of behind the scenes information on what goes into draft day (for baseball).

If you want to be transported into a world of wholehearted baseball Moneyball is the book for you. As a reader I would recommend this book to any fan of baseball or sports in general.

Sunday, May 8, 2016

Into the Wild By Jon Krakauer Review Logan O'Donnell



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Title: Into the Wild
Author: Jon Krakauer
# of Pages: 224
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Review:
Into the Wild  by Jon Krakauer is a liberating story of an intelligent young man full of wanderlust. This book brings the reader back to the true roots of humanity and transcendentalism. Although, the plot of this nonfiction book was surrounded by such a tragic event, the inspirational tale of Chris McCandless’s journey has brought an awakening and given a voice to a generation of nomadic young people.

This is not your average story, this is not a tale about a guy who learns how to survive in the wilderness. The reader does not get a chance to have a personal encounter with the subject of the book. There are no surprises when it comes to the outcome of this story, on the very first page you already know the ending. Although, Christopher’s end wasn’t the end of his story or of his message, the ending lies within the reasoning and how he went from a genius in a wealthy family to a dead man on an abandoned bus in the Alaskan wilderness. How is it such an intelligent man could have put himself in such a situation where he had to fight for his life to survive?

The adventurously intriguing tale constantly keeps the reader on their feet trying to understand the reasoning behind his endeavor. Jon Krakauer goes into intensive depth on a timeline of Christopher’s life, including but not limited to his family, education, work, and acquaintances. When the author used his own personal experiences to connect with the persona that is Chris McCandless, it allows readers from many different aspects of life find their own ways of connecting to the character. Personally I can say even though I have never experienced the same situation that Chris had, I have definitely shared more than a few of the same ideals. Jon took this story from a very compassionate place when deciding to analyze this young mans life, as did I have sympathy for the character and everyone whose life he had touched.
This has been by far one of the best books I have read, and highly recommend anyone to read. Into the Wild, not only appeals to the whimsical younger generation, but I believe people of every age and social class would benefit from hearing Christopher’s story. Not only does this book include travel, adventure, and philosophy but it also has a loving family aspect to his findings. Anyone would be happy to have read this book.