Finding Everett Ruess: The Life and Unsolved Disappearance of a Legendary Wilderness Explorer Audiobook

" Interesting story, but when it comes right down to it, I did not like Everett, so I really did not care what end up happening to him! I felt the most compassion for his parents. "

" I seem to easily identify with those adventurous souls who enjoy taking long treks into the wild. Although I felt inspired and intoxicated by Everett's journey's through the magnificent southwest I did not particularly like him. Regardless this was a well researched and captivating book about the mystery of his disappearance. I will read more of his writings, perhaps that will help me to like him a little more. "

" I could not get into this book. I gave it 3 chapters (roughly 1/3 of the book) and I kept getting frustrated. I feel bad for his family not getting closure, but I feel that he acted like a spoiled child. Writing letters home while wandering through the Southwest asking for food & money & getting upset that they wanted him to come home. I didn't enjoy reading his letters where he kept speaking bad about the Native Americans. He was going through old burial grounds & looting items (even thought it was not illegal in the 30's) there is a moral judgement that I just don't think he grasped. I could see in the research that there were signs that he could have ended his own life, but again, I sympathize with this family because they are left with no closure. "

" I liked this book. David Roberts really did his research and it shows in the details. However, the story is a bit uneven. At times it was gripping and at other times my interest waned. This, however, is not because the author is not writing an evenly paced book; it comes more from the real life ebb and flow of the story itself. The leads that are fresh and exciting then fizzle out, the wildly exciting adventures and places then the return to suburban normalcy, it is all part of the legend that is Everett Ruess. I would recommend this book to others and I would strongly recommend this book to those interested in the short, poetic life of Everett Ruess. "

" Absolutely captivating. Sending this one to my Dad for his birthday. "

" A bit of a difficult book to read. Interesting subject. "

" The writing almost hold up to the story. "

" If you liked " into the wild", finding everett is the ticket for you. mysteries and conspiracies abound. "

" I would recommend this book for anyone who loves the Southwest, stories of explorers, and mysterious disappearances. Some of it drags, but otherwise it's an interesting story about a young man who yearns to be an artist and sets out to find beauty by himself in the wilderness of the 1930's. "

" Fascinating but ultimately more book than interest-sustaining material. The biography part, even though I don't think I 'd like Ruess, was the best. "

" This book was basically terrible. But Everett's story made me want to get some burros and get lost in the desert. Which is probably a bad thing. "

" Super interesting! Have never heard of this story...kind of like INTO THE WILD by J. Krakauer. "

" Cool concept of a book. I was excited to read about Everett but it was just a tedious boring read. "

" I was mostly interested in the mystery surrounding Ruess' disapperance. The book nearly lost me with all the details of his wanderings, but I powered through and finally got to the more interesting parts at the end. "

" I'm sure this book is great if you're A)a history buff B)into hiking and C)have any idea who Everett Ruess is. I picked it up only because it was on the "Reader's Choice" table at the library, and I like to read those. I thought the book was extremely boring and dragged on. "