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06-25-2008, 09:39 PM | #1 |
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LOL. Were his parents Mormons who drove him to it?
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06-25-2008, 10:04 PM | #2 |
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No. But they were incredibly narcissistic and career-obsessed. It is actually a pretty interesting case study of a dysfunctional family. Quite sad though.
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06-25-2008, 10:04 PM | #3 |
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Sounds like Grizzley Man. As I've said before, I started hoping the bears would eat the guy about 15 minutes in. My prayers were answered.
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06-26-2008, 04:31 AM | #4 |
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Perhaps his parents were Jewish. Ever thought of that?
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06-26-2008, 04:55 AM | #5 |
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I liked it, but I couldn't tell if Sean Penn was actually trying to make us feel sorry for the kid because he didn't have ideal parents even though they paid his way through everything including college. I only felt bad for him at the end of the movie, I have to imagine Penn realized this is how most people would feel.
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06-26-2008, 04:23 PM | #6 |
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http://outside.away.com/outside/feat...he_wild_1.html
I suppose this is the original article K. wrote for Outside Magazine. A photo of McCandless holding his farewell note, before he died. I went to sleep last night tossing and turning with McCandless on my mind. |
06-27-2008, 12:41 AM | #7 | |
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yet another accusation from someone who was acquainted with the subject of Krakauer's book, who says Krakauer gets it all wrong, for Krakauer's own purposes.
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http://www.amazon.com/review/product...rBy=addOneStar |
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06-27-2008, 02:17 AM | #8 | |
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06-28-2008, 01:18 AM | #9 |
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interesting that Guy Waterman, the father of John Mallon Waterman who perished attempting to climb Mt. Denali as recounted by Krakauer in his book, committed suicide by climbing a mountain in 2000 and freezing to death.
http://www.amazon.com/Losing-Garden-.../dp/1593760485 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ad...y.html#story_2 Another son of Guy (John's brother) also committed suicide per Amazon reviewer. |
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http://www.newyorker.com/online/blog...less-died.html
One notes how Krakauer's glosses over his own mistake(s). |
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