Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

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

92 reviews

headstuckinabook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Minor: Animal death

readingrainbowroad's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

Book: 3.5 stars. This book is at its heart one about immense grief and how people process it differently. I've heard this book compared to Eat, Pray, Love (which I've never read but heard the criticisms of) and I think if you view this book as another travel memoir, it misses a lot of the main heart of the story and what Cheryl Strayed was going through at the time. I think having gone through a very similar thing (mom dying suddenly of cancer) made this book incredibly more relatable and understandable.

Audiobook narrator: 5 stars. Would listen to Bernadette Dunne read 100 more books in a heartbeat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Medical content, Animal death, Grief, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Abortion, and Alcohol

elenaysuslibros's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

clotalksbooks's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.5

An easy listen with a good narrator. A good mix of reflection on time before the trail with bits about walking the trail itself. So interesting and inspiring. Doesn't shy away from the hard details or the mistakes, doesn't try to paint herself in a perfect light. It's all the stronger and more relatable for it. Like the PCT itself though, this was long. Although I don't think anything was superfluous, it still felt quite a commitment. I'm glad I saw it through. I had previously watched the adaptation and I think it did a good job of pulling out the important bits. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Drug abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, and Cancer

janetsuzanne's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, and Domestic abuse

tomnoor's review against another edition

4.75

Could have done without the horrific, graphic animal death. Otherwise really enjoyed, esp the author’s processing of grief losing a parent young. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, and Cancer

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Sexual harassment

mfiamoncini7's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

4.0

Generally a great read! I know there’s issues about whether or not her trek was real, but as someone who knows little about the PCT, enjoyed it from a story perspective.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

ains_reads's review against another edition

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

4.0

I don’t understand why people are so unkind about Cheryl’s trials and inexperience (except for the heroin, that wasn’t a smart choice) but I’ll acknowledge that she had more privilege than others. Her mistakes added to the story, and planted the seed in my head that such an experience like this is possible, with the right preparation and gear.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

natgeographic's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

I’m not hiking the PCT but I am living in Peru for 6 months— this was a good time to read this book. Away from friends and family, living a simpler life, doing hard things every day. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Animal death

Moderate: Cursing, Addiction, Grief, Drug use, Cancer, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity

Personally was super turned off by the abortion story but overall I found the book introspective and inspiring.

kelleykamanda's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

3.5

A cautionary tale to what it means to be young and naive. Good writing, sad but moving story, a series of very dumb and dangerous choices.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Vomit, Abortion, Animal death, Excrement, and Suicide