Wonderfully written. A sad, tragic story. I saw a lot of myself in the main character. That said, others who don't connect with the lead, will probably find the story annoying. If you have a sense of exploration and a romantic desire to abandon the modern world and retreat into the woods, this is a haunting true story of one man/boy's attempt to live and die that way. If you've never had that desire, this book is probably a tale of one man's absurd mental illness run amuck.