The Stranger In The Woods Michael Finkel Review

The extraordinary story of the last true hermit written by michael finkel poses some thought provoking questions.

The stranger in the woods michael finkel review.

The stranger in the woods is ultimately a meditation on the pains of social. A journalist s account of a massachusetts man who went deep into the maine woods to live a life of solitude and self sufficiency. 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. Murder memoir mea culpa 2005 came across the story of christopher knight.

On a practical level michael finkel has written this biographical account excellently. Stranger in the woods by michael finkel review a profound hermit. Questions which really have no definitive answers. More important finkel finds a way in a brief 190 pages to bring us well beyond the mere facts of the case.

While scanning the news online finkel true story. This book tells the story of christopher knight who became known as the north pond hermit. This incredible book the stranger in the woods. The book is written well leaving you wanting more and more of the story when the chapters end.

The chapters are short so that one can read briefly each night and still make significant headway in a few weeks.