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In 1986, young Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts for the woods. He lived in isolation for 30 years, with no human interaction, until he was arrested for stealing food. Surviving due to his resourcefulness and bravery, he developed a set of ingenious methods for storing food and water and staying warm. Based on a series of interviews he held with Knight, Michael Finkel offers a detailed account of the why's and how's of this unusual life choice, as well as the challenges Knight faced upon returning to life in society. Una fascinante historia de supervivencia, que plantea preguntas fundamentales sobre la soledad, la comunidad y la vida. Un retrato de un joven decidido a vivir la vida a su manera. En 1986, el joven Christopher Knight abandonó su casa de Massachussetts para internarse en un bosque. Durante treinta años vivió aislado, sin interactuar con ningún otro ser humano, hasta que lo arrestaron por robar comida. Durmiendo en una tienda de campaña incluso en invierno, sobrevivió gracias a su ingenio y valentía, desarrollando toda una serie de tácticas ingeniosas para almacenar agua y comida y evitar morir congelado. Robaba comida y elementos de primera necesidad de las cabañas cercanas al bosque, sembrando el terror en toda una comunidad que nunca fue capaz de resolver el misterio de los robos. Basándose en las largas entrevistas que le hizo al propio Knight, Michael Finkel ofrece un relato detallado de los porqués y los cómos de la vida aislada de este joven aventurero, así como de los retos a los que se tuvo que enfrentar al volver a vivir en sociedad.… (más)
Well-written, well-organized, well-researched -- every question I had, the author attempted to answer (impact of solitude on psyche, Knight's possible mental health diagnoses). I also appreciated how, even though the book was about Knight, the author took pains to explore Knight's impact on his victims. Even though the book was very well-done, and a page turner, and gave me a water cooler conversation topic, in the end, I think I am sorry I read it. It was too sad (I am thinking of the victims) and too gross (I am thinking of the 27 years of junk food). It was a well-told true crime story, and I usually avoid those, because they bum me out.
Christopher Knight walked into the woods when he was 20 years old and nobody really saw him again for 27 years. He spent most of the time in one small, hidden, clearing and ventured out to forage (often from nearby unoccupied vacation homes) in the dark of night and left no footprints.
What drives a person to do this? How can he be successful? Could this even be true? How did they finally catch him? What happened next?
Finkel answers those questions as best he can in this easy to read book. I was fascinated from the moment I started to read it. ( )
I enjoyed Michael Finkel's most recent bestseller The Art Thief so much I had to try the rest of his work. The book displays a lot of why I loved the Art Thief: stranger-than-fiction source material, a natural weaving of outside opinion, and a conspicuous personal touch that makes his work so report-like while not being too proud. This was easy and enjoyable, though lacked the intensity of the Art Thief--our main man Knight here is so much more of a normal guy that it all just feels a bit... ironic an entire book ( a medium already by its nature exalting) tries to encapsulate... just a guy who wants to be left alone. Still recommend though, it's made me want to get into meditation! ( )
Absolutely fascinating. Can one man really survive on his own, in the Maine woods, for almost 3 decades? It seems the answer is yes. I'm in awe of Chris Knight and kept wondering how well I would do in the same situation. Probably not well. 😉 ( )
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How many things there are that I do not want. - Socrates, circa 425 B.C.
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In memory of Eileen Myrna Baker Finkel
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The trees are mostly skinny where the hermit lives, but they're tangled over giant boulders with dead fall everywhere like pick-up sticks.
The Kennebec County Correctional Facility permits a maximum of two meetings per week with an inmate, each lasting one hour. (A Note on the Reporting)
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And anyway, when was a journal ever honest? "It either contains a lot of truths to cover a single lie," he said, "or a lot of lies to cover a single truth."
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It would have been an existence, a life, of utter perfection.
Now that Chris Knight resides in society, this man, whose name is unknown - as is the name of his tribe and the language he speaks - may be the most isolated person in the world. (A Note on the Reporting)
In 1986, young Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts for the woods. He lived in isolation for 30 years, with no human interaction, until he was arrested for stealing food. Surviving due to his resourcefulness and bravery, he developed a set of ingenious methods for storing food and water and staying warm. Based on a series of interviews he held with Knight, Michael Finkel offers a detailed account of the why's and how's of this unusual life choice, as well as the challenges Knight faced upon returning to life in society. Una fascinante historia de supervivencia, que plantea preguntas fundamentales sobre la soledad, la comunidad y la vida. Un retrato de un joven decidido a vivir la vida a su manera. En 1986, el joven Christopher Knight abandonó su casa de Massachussetts para internarse en un bosque. Durante treinta años vivió aislado, sin interactuar con ningún otro ser humano, hasta que lo arrestaron por robar comida. Durmiendo en una tienda de campaña incluso en invierno, sobrevivió gracias a su ingenio y valentía, desarrollando toda una serie de tácticas ingeniosas para almacenar agua y comida y evitar morir congelado. Robaba comida y elementos de primera necesidad de las cabañas cercanas al bosque, sembrando el terror en toda una comunidad que nunca fue capaz de resolver el misterio de los robos. Basándose en las largas entrevistas que le hizo al propio Knight, Michael Finkel ofrece un relato detallado de los porqués y los cómos de la vida aislada de este joven aventurero, así como de los retos a los que se tuvo que enfrentar al volver a vivir en sociedad.
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Even though the book was very well-done, and a page turner, and gave me a water cooler conversation topic, in the end, I think I am sorry I read it. It was too sad (I am thinking of the victims) and too gross (I am thinking of the 27 years of junk food). It was a well-told true crime story, and I usually avoid those, because they bum me out.