Afternoon Book Club: "The Stranger in the Woods" by Michael Finkel

Join our afternoon book club! For this meeting, we are planning to meet live at the Lewiston Senior Center.

This month, we'll be discussing "The Stranger in the Woods: the extraordinary story of the last true hermit" by Michael Finkel. This book came out in 2017, and its summary is below:

“For readers of Jon Krakauer and The Lost City of Z, a remarkable tale of survival and solitude--the true story of a man who lived alone in a tent in the Maine woods, never talking to another person and surviving by stealing supplies from nearby cabins for twenty-seven years. In 1986, twenty-year-old Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and disappeared into the woods. He would not have a conversation with another human being until nearly three decades later when he was arrested for stealing food. Living in a tent even in winter, he had survived by his wits and courage, developing ingenious ways to store food and water, to avoid freezing to death. He broke into nearby cottages for food, clothes, reading material, and other provisions, taking only what he needed, but terrifying a community never able to solve the mysterious burglaries. Based on extensive interviews with Knight himself, this is a vividly detailed account of the why and how of his secluded life--as well as the challenges he has faced returning to the world. A riveting story of survival that asks fundamental questions about solitude, community, and what makes a good life, and a deeply moving portrait of a man who was determined to live his own way, and succeeded."

You can order upcoming books here: https://forms.gle/9MT4Szd8S8fgw92L9 A staff member will call you when your books arrive and are ready to be picked up.

You may also like the following events from Youngstown Free Library:

• Next month, 10th September, 07:00 pm, Evening Book Club: "Life After Life" by Kate Atkinson in Youngstown
• This October, 27th October, 05:30 pm, Non-Fiction Book Club: "Frostbite" by Nicola Twilley in Youngstown, New York

Also check out other Meetups in Youngstown.