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Started this one the other night, Friday I think.
This was one of my first BOTM back in 2017 and had yet to read it.
So far it‘s interesting looking forward to how Finkel lays out the story.

“It was good to see you,” he says. - This line, although it doesn‘t seem too emotional when you read it alone, brought tears to my eyes. By the time you get to this quote near the end of the book you‘ll understand why I teared up. It was an emotional, thought provoking journey from start to finish. Interesting read on a type of person you‘ll likely never meet in your lifetime; a real Hermit.

Story of Christopher Knight who lived in the woods of Maine for 27 years. He survived by stealing food from area cabins though he was never violent. I understand the sentiment that he took peace of mind away from people that just wanted to enjoy their cabins in peace…but I feel for the guy and don‘t think he ever really meant any harm. Good story. Wish there was more to read.

It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society

Nature, Knight clarified, is brutal. The weak do not survive, and neither do the strong. Life is a constant, merciless fight that everyone loses.

The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit

Starting my second kindle book today. This has been on my want to reads list for a while. I see it's also pretty short, just a bit over 200 pages... so it shouldn't take me long to finish.

Amazing story, couldn‘t put it down. It was a great read about a man who does the impossible - yet something we‘ve all probably thought about doing ourselves.

I expected this book to focus on the survival techniques learned from living in the woods for over two decades. I found it much more fascinating and leaves me thinking about how we define mental illness. Would a rational person choose to live without any human contact for 27 years? Maybe. . . Definitely worth reading!

I have to say this book bothered me a bit and what bothered me was the pushy nature of the author. I get wanting to tell this fascinating man‘s story but not to the point you‘re infringing on him. So amazing that the man lived the way he did. #nonfictionread

I read this five years ago but I‘ve often thought about it since then. When it popped up on Libby I grabbed it. My brother lived in the woods for many years - he dug a hole in the ground and lived underground for a time - so I felt a special affinity for Chris Knight. I like the book and found much of it informative and interesting, but the author clearly hounded Knight, despite being asked not to, and that was troubling.

I was surprised that I liked this book and was able to get into it, I had a hard time getting into it at the start.

I'm legitimately confused about the high ratings on BOTM for this book. While the subject, Chris Knight, is interesting, the way that Michael Finkel basically stalked & harassed him to get a story he felt entitled to is pretty disgusting. Based on the voyeuristic behavior of the author, which I can't get past, this book is a ⭐⭐ read for me. 🫤

(Picture taken while waiting for my daughter's dance recital to start, not at the movie theater. 😂)

No. Just not for me. At all.
I found it wasn‘t just the “hermits” story; there were so many components NOT related to Knight that were just whole paragraphs of non-fiction, text book babble. That, I may add, were not needed and didn‘t add to the story, in my opinion. Also, I found it annoying how often Knight told Michael to leave him alone AND HE DIDN‘T. I applaud myself on not bailing, even though I was tempted. This was my #bookspin though!

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I read this book a few years back and thoroughly enjoyed it, it tells the story of a man who spent something like 27 years in the woods outside Maine away from society. He was responsible for more than 1,000 burglaries (how he was obtaining his food etc.)

Fascinating read. ✅

Interesting read. As human we tend to need the getaway from our daily hustle and bustle. Chris Knight took it to a whole new level. I wonder if I could do the same. I am content to staying home all the time without the need or want to leave the confines of my home to head out. But again, I have enough human connection vs none at all. Hugging is my universal language. I do find the author's obsession about Chris a tad bit alarming.

Unputdownable account of a man who walked away. Sometimes solitude seems so appealing. This book shows it‘s not nearly as straightforward as that but brings rewards nonetheless.

This is not the book if you want to know why someone would disappear into the woods for 27 years when he was 20 years old. It remains unclear but what makes this book so compelling is the how and what our society does with someone who really seems to want to be removed from humanity when what he has done to survive is a crime. I thought Finkel did a great job in telling this real tale that perhaps could only have happened in Maine‘s woods.

I love the outdoors, but I could never be a hermit.
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We are always thinking of Chris Knight when we walk in the woods. This is the power of a story. 🥾

What an odd book! It tells as much about Finkel as about Knight. After arrest, Knight longs for solitary confinement but Finkel repeatedly foists himself upon him. He romanticises him, too. Knight's life is remarkable but how can he be said to have turned away from Western culture when he watches TV, plays video games and exists on a diet of junk food, all of which he obtains by burglary? Solitude, great: the rest of it isn't any kind of decent.

I can truly imagine light illuminating this picture from behind just add it would stained glass. Thanks @Crazeedi for adding to my window project. ✝️

The perfect audio book for my morning dog walk in the park near my house. Would not have picked this one up had it not been chosen for a book club. And so apropos for Covid Times. Much reflection on solitude vs social interaction I. This story of a man who lived alone in the Maine woods for 27 years with no interaction with people, surviving by stealing food and necessities from cabins. Enjoying it much more than expected.

Book 4: The Stranger In The Woods (the extraordinary story of the last true Hermit)

This is a very intriguing Bio/Memoir about Christopher Knight. You may have never heard of him.
One day in '86 Christopher got out of his car and walked into the woods with nothing and decided to stay there for 27 years. Social Distance much?

This is a page turning bio/memoir to read right now if you are isolating.

tl;dr - Odd people are the most interesting.

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Thought provoking read! thoroughly enjoyed it and as a introvert I can understand the life that Christopher chose to live along with the challenges, I found it fascinating that he did not have a conversation with another person for 27 years!

This book drew me into the solitary world of its subject and had me re-think my own relationship to being alone. It was a type of a salve to the ever present social media world.
I can‘t say I understood the guys choices, or have any desire to live as he did, but I am more ok with a little alone time.
Well written, moves along quickly but, as in life no real resolution for the hermit.

4 / 5 ⭐ A fascinating read! I'm usually not one for #nonfiction but I was intrigued by this book amd found it a very fastpaced read.

Could you go 27 years without talking to people? Sleeping inside? Taking a hot shower? Chris Knight did that... in the harsh Maine woods.
This was a compelling tale of a real-life folktale, interspersed with some of the history of hermits.
It was even more interesting than I hoped - pick this up 📚

So this guy goes and lives in the woods for decades but he‘s not ‘living off the land‘ he steals from all the local residents. He‘s caught & goes to jail...the writer admits to being constantly told to go away and that he‘s causing “serious damage” to the family yet continues to pursue the guy any way?? This was a weird read!!!!! #nfnov

Such a fascinating read that I felt connected to more than I thought I would.

Following Knight's thoughts as he insolated himself from the outside world made me wonder if I could do the same. Not that I would, but the choices he made and his desire to stay hidden away was very intriguing.

Great way to start out this month. 💚

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#TIL about the book in the photo, Very Special People. While listening to the tagged book, The Stranger in the Woods, I learned that Christopher Knight stayed isolated from the world, alone in the woods for over 20 years. During that time he read a lot to occupy his time, and the book in the photo was one of his favorites because he too felt like a "freak." I now want to find this book and read it.

Starting this one today while working. This will be my first, of many I hope, for #NFNov @rsteve388 @Clwojick

Literally out in the woods..reading stranger in the woods. This book has been pretty fascinating so far. To learn the kind of someone who is just..different. And there doesn‘t have to be anything wrong with you to just decide you prefer your own company. A lot of fun so far.

A bit on the nose-but I‘m helping with a search and rescue mission and in my down time I‘ve started this. It‘s been really good so far!

I listened to this fascinating audiobook while organizing my bookshelves today. The 'hermit' was a man named Christopher Knight, he was an avid reader and had some very quotable moments in the book. I liked Finkel's writing style and will look for more of his work.

I finished this #bookclub book tonight and absolutely loved it! I bought it a few years ago and never got around to reading it until now. I didn‘t want to put it down. This story is fascinating. If you enjoy nature, solitude and/or nonfiction books, I highly recommend it! 💚

We all think about & romanticize the idea of the hermit, of wanting to renounce society & its trappings, etc. But what does that really look like? & what would it take to do that? This is the story of someone who did, and it both is & isn‘t as appealing as it sounds. I found much to admire in the hermit of North Pond, Maine, but I wouldn‘t call him likable or someone I‘d want to emulate. He‘s complicated & this telling of his story is fascinating.

This is turning out to be a very quick read. So fascinating.

This could be next on my list.

I pulled the tagged book off the shelf for my next read. I took a quick picture of it and then headed upstairs to bed. Guess what I forgot to grab the book. I don‘t want to go back downstairs. Instead I‘ll be starting the pictured book tonight. #latenightbrain #upnext #readingbeforebed

This was fascinating and a quick read.

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This book is about a man who walked away from “civilization” and into the #forest in Maine, where he lived for two decades. Very interesting. #LetsTravelJuly

Hold came in from the library today, just in time for the weekend.🌲

I didn't got my attention to much...4 stars ...