Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

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

104 reviews

sweetjuly_src's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

It says in my ‘read’ history that I’ve read this book three times now (including this last one, in 2023). To be honest, I remember reading it twice (don’t know what happened there - a glitch in the matrix? My memory is not the greatest in the last few years). That said, I don’t know how I could forget it, because I love this book so much, it seems impossible to me I’d forget the experience of reading it. Anyways, every time I read it I get emotional, immersed, inspired by Cheryl and her experience(s) and I just want to put a backpack on and go (and I’d have the same problem with packing, I bet 😅). I haven’t yet - not to that extent (3 months in the wilderness), though I’ve traveled both solo and accompanied, sometimes with a backpack, other times with a carry on, and I always learn something about myself/the place/someone else/… I’ve watched the movie, too, but I don’t like how it takes some of the decisions she made (in the book and her life) away from her and distorted them as suggestions and decisions made for her (I’ve only noticed it this time around). It’s very probable I’ll read it again in the future, to inspire myself to make changes and be bold and adventurous. ‘Till next time. ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

applejacksbooks's review against another edition

slow-paced

1.0

Not really sure why this is rated so high. This was chosen for a book club book (I would never read otherwise) and boy was that a mistake. I’m going to need a recovery period of no less than three months before I try another non-fiction book (lbvs tho some of the content in this seems non plausible). 

I would not have gotten very far if I had to read a physical copy. The narrator does an alright job (at 2x speed) making this bearable. Cheryl “hikes” the pacific crest trail after losing her mother to cancer and falling into heroine, to find herself. But she was totally unprepared. Her backpack was basically half her weight, she was unprepared for the elements, and basically thinks everyone wants to sleep with her along the trail. 

Now while I’ve never hiked something like this, one of my best friends did the Appalachian trail and I can confirm the people doing this get gross and smelly. There’s like half a chapter or two where the author talks about someone stealing her condoms. It just stuck out at a weird thing to focus on and the author focuses on everyone she meets being flirtatious and wanting to sleep with her A LOT. like no, they’re just being friendly. 

That being said. I won’t be reading anything more from this author and I don’t recommend this to anyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, and Death of parent

vulcanmr's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

4.75

This book was so well written. It's amazing how you can dislike Cheryl so much for being unprepared and her past decisions, but also love her story and how she grows during this journey. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

emilylovesgoodbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

miggyfool's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Minor: Vomit and Abortion

jasminrain's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abortion, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

jaym's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, and Death of parent

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Nov 2016
I really enjoyed this. Her writing style means the description of hiking the trail never gets boring, which it quite easily could be. It's a pretty inspiring story. Not that I'm planning on going on an adventure like that but I do enjoy reading about other people's. 

Nov 2022
I re-read this via audiobook and it was as good as I remembered. It was quite interesting to listen to it as I walked to and from work because although I felt tired sometimes, it was so far removed from Strayed's experience it was almost comical. I really admire how open and honest she is about her flaws and bad decisions. She writes heartbreakingly about her mother and I think it's one of the best memoirs I've read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gore, Blood, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Misogyny and Sexism

whitneys_bookstack's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Death of parent

hayleymunro's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexism, and Death of parent