I read books: Into the Wild
It was interesting reading a book where the character being discussed on almost every page is a douchebag. The author tries to shine him in a happy, helpful, good character light, but every time I read something that Chris McCandless (the guy who starved to death, probably from mold poisoning, in Alaska) himself wrote, I’d find myself reeling in disgust.
The guy’s got a sense of self righteousness derived from his abstinence in all things we pride in regular society. Family, career, money, relationships, he avoids or lashes at all of them. In doing so he thinks that he’s exploring his … Continue Reading