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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed

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skeptic_hecate's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Cherly made one mistake after another, very idiotic and avoidable mistakes, but she is such a charming narrator, I couldn't help but feel for her. I couldn't help but to relate. This book hits very hard, right at the feels. I felt the author's insecurities, the author's fear and shame.
The journey is told in such great detail I couldn't help but to feel there, it only made my want to go there. Although, better prepared. This is not a guide on what to do, this is a guide on what not to do, but also the deep and naked feelings of a woman in turmoil. I felt her anguish, but also her relentless optimism, I felt her ups and downs and her sorrows and laughs.
Reading this book felt almost as cathartic as Cheryl's journey, and it only inspired me to treck the PCT one day, hopefully soon. I highly recommend this book.

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funny inspiring

4.0

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

There are so many emotions that this book brings out. It is a book about overcoming hardships that happens to be about hiking as well. I connected to multiple aspects of the book that I didn't know I would. It was a lovely and inspiring read. I'd recommend reading interviews she has given about the book for those who are upset by her "lack of preparation" before hiking. As an avid hiker, its not upsetting, it's truthful and she actually is over prepared.

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adventurous hopeful reflective slow-paced

4.0

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adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

4.0

I listened to this as an audiobook and really enjoyed it. Listening to Cheryl's physical and spiritual journey was inspiring. The humour and lightheartedness with which she narrates the story is perfect. I found it to be immersive and actually surprisingly educational as I did not know a thing about long-distance hiking trips.
What made the story even more inspiring was how much of a novice Strayed was when she started her adventure. Through her own determination and lots of people's help along the way (it didn't hurt that she was a young, white woman in the 90s) she achieved an extraordinary thing while remaining humble and grateful. Would recommend!

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