The Stranger In The Woods Michael Finkel Review

Stranger in the woods by michael finkel review a profound hermit.

The stranger in the woods michael finkel review.

Murder memoir mea culpa 2005 came across the story of christopher knight. This incredible book the stranger in the woods. The extraordinary story of the last true hermit written by michael finkel poses some thought provoking questions. Questions which really have no definitive answers.

A journalist s account of a massachusetts man who went deep into the maine woods to live a life of solitude and self sufficiency. Not really the story of christopher knight living in solitude in the wilderness for 27 years is remarkable. While scanning the news online finkel true story. The stranger in the woods is ultimately a meditation on the pains of social.

The chapters are short so that one can read briefly each night and still make significant headway in a few weeks. Police officers had arrested knight for burglary but when they questioned him further they discovered that their suspect had been living alone in the wild for 27 years. Well researched and compassionate the stranger in the woods is a thought provoking account that will make you thankful for your next hot meal and warm bed especially on a stormy bone chilling night. More important finkel finds a way in a brief 190 pages to bring us well beyond the mere facts of the case.

On a practical level michael finkel has written this biographical account excellently.