tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post5922546764105020816..comments2023-10-19T20:24:30.761+08:00Comments on Orpheus Sings the Guitar Electric: BOOKS | Into the Wilddarkorpheushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02565452271408221461noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-52491274471287329012007-09-28T21:53:00.000+08:002007-09-28T21:53:00.000+08:00Debi You're not the first person to think Chris Mc...<B>Debi</B> You're not the first person to think Chris McCandless was a idiot. There's definitely something reckless in what he did -- but it's also bold and a little romantic. I hope you will enjoy <I>Into the Wild</I>. It's a well-written book. <BR/><BR/><B>Matt</B> I often thought Louis Cha was a little melodramatic in his fictional relationships. And there's always a male protagonist that all these beautiful, intelligent women just can't help but fall for. So, didn't think Cha was just for boys. :)darkorpheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565452271408221461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-32783602272729436932007-09-28T09:36:00.000+08:002007-09-28T09:36:00.000+08:00I had these stereotypical wonder that you were goi...I had these stereotypical wonder that you were going to read the Cha series. Only boys read those! See how ingrained we are in these gender stereotypes.<BR/><BR/>I try very hard to break away from these stereotypes that have fettered how life is being shaped. <BR/><BR/>When I joined the very first book club, all my friends laughed and joked about this is what housewives do! And indeed I showed up at the meeting among young married women and middle aged housewives. <BR/><BR/>But I think life is about striking the balance out of what I think is best for me. I certainly like to defy gravity! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-49059222415109824722007-09-28T01:20:00.000+08:002007-09-28T01:20:00.000+08:00Hmmm...I've read other reviews of this book and be...Hmmm...I've read other reviews of this book and been led to think "why would I waste my time reading about such an idiot?" You've left me rethinking it though...thanks for the wonderfully insightful review.Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429881953804634592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-18662175575598805952007-09-27T11:04:00.000+08:002007-09-27T11:04:00.000+08:00Matt The world has all these odd expectations of g...<B>Matt</B> The world has all these odd expectations of gender roles. Men are expected to do well in contact sports, while stuff like yoga and reading are for girls. I'm not impressed by these ideas.<BR/><BR/>The world also has stereotypes of introverts & extroverts. I used to camp and hike, was on the school swim team, run 8 kilometres for the fun of it -- but people don't believe I do all those things because I am also the Vice President of our Chess Club.<BR/><BR/>Now everyone knows I do yoga -- but when I mention I tried wakeboarding, people look at me weird. I read a lot, so I can't possibly wakeboard. Duh.<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, you are definitely an adventurer. :)darkorpheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565452271408221461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-90530946255612701632007-09-27T03:46:00.000+08:002007-09-27T03:46:00.000+08:00Interesting. I thought you were talking about Into...Interesting. I thought you were talking about Into Thin Air when I saw the title. So I was confused for a few moments! :)<BR/><BR/>"Adventures are for the men."<BR/><BR/>Hmm...I've wrestled with this issue all my life because I've grown up being very inept in sports. I felt so slighted when kids in PE made fun of this imbecility. Even to this day I still don't know how to shoot hoops or to score a touch-down. It's not my cup of tea. LOL<BR/><BR/>I do hike a lot and swim 4 days a week. :) I travel, on my own, overland throughout Indochina. I consider that an adventure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-22041316155020572182007-09-27T00:32:00.000+08:002007-09-27T00:32:00.000+08:00Mo Hi. Thanks for dropping by. I read the comments...<B>Mo</B> Hi. Thanks for dropping by. I read the comments on Bookcrossing on <I>Into the Wild</I> -- the book garnered some interesting response. It's a book that a reader respond to -- even if that means they think Chris McCandless is an idiot -- or a hero.<BR/><BR/><B>Stefanie</B> Gender politics is rampant around my workplace, so maybe that's how it came up.<BR/><BR/>It never occurred to me either that <I>Into the Wild</I> was a "Man's Book" until Outdoorsy Guy made that remark. <BR/><BR/>As much as I thought Chris McCandless was foolhardy -- and ill-prepared -- his idealism, that obsession with Tolstoy -- I can identify with him. I find it so hard to just dismiss the poor guy.<BR/><BR/>I'm so going to read <I>Into Thin Air</I>darkorpheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565452271408221461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-79486918058650353112007-09-26T05:16:00.000+08:002007-09-26T05:16:00.000+08:00Interesting that you had the experience of gender ...Interesting that you had the experience of gender issues with the people you talked with about this book. I enjoyed the book and not once thought it was such a man thing to do. Maybe because I spent a childhood where vacation meant camping. I spent the book fretting over how woefully unprepared the guy was and how silly it is for someone to think that living off the land would be easy. We have these romantic notions about simpler times and hard work giving life meaning as Krakauer mentions. But in reality there is nothing romantic about it and if you don't know what you are doing you wind up in trouble or dead. Even people who know what they are doing sometimes end up hurt, lost or dead. <BR/><BR/>The book is very compelling and I remember zipping right through it. Krakauer is a very good writer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-53299702945597268162007-09-26T03:30:00.000+08:002007-09-26T03:30:00.000+08:00I read this myself, and remember coming away with ...I read this myself, and remember coming away with some of those same feelings<BR/><BR/>(you can read my review as well as that of 10 other ladies, <A HREF="http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/694959" REL="nofollow">here</A>, if you're interested)<BR/><BR/>~MaureanMohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14049202849655223687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-58326700321806949642007-09-25T20:15:00.000+08:002007-09-25T20:15:00.000+08:00Jean Pierre Okay, Charlotte is the PERFECT woman. ...<B>Jean Pierre</B> Okay, Charlotte is the PERFECT woman. Of course, she would be even more perfect if she reads comics and does hand-to-hand combat. :)darkorpheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565452271408221461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-91894865155410418412007-09-25T03:20:00.000+08:002007-09-25T03:20:00.000+08:00well, charlotte built our bed, wants an electric g...well, charlotte built our bed, wants an electric guitar and plans to buy a boat one day. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-74014169355099057772007-09-24T20:48:00.000+08:002007-09-24T20:48:00.000+08:00Oh, you should try. It's a good read -- and it's s...Oh, you should try. It's a good read -- and it's short. There is something very Everyman about Chris McCandless's restlessness. But then again, society teaches woman to stay home, to take care of the babies. Adventures are for the men.darkorpheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565452271408221461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-12467090944890060892007-09-24T19:28:00.000+08:002007-09-24T19:28:00.000+08:00I should read this book; I think I'd have a compli...I should read this book; I think I'd have a complicated response too, and definitely part of it would be sympathy with the guy and a desire to go out and have adventures myself. I think I know a tiny bit of what he felt.Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.com