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mfer30's review against another edition
3.0
Was not my favorite. At times, seemed like repetitive themes. Found myself fast forwarding until I found themes more applicable to me/my life stages.
writtenbybrittanyb's review against another edition
5.0
One of those books that you find right at the moment you need it, although I feel like this would be true for anyone who picks up this book at any time in their life…
emmettcvt's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
jminimi's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
allield's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
carinnegeil's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
I picked up and put down this book a lot over the past two months.. sometimes because I just wanted to stretch it out and savour it, sometimes so I could meditate on something she wrote, sometimes because a story hit so close to home that I physically felt an ache in my chest reading it and needed a good cry. I don’t think I could possibly recommend a book more highly and I know I’ll continue to pick it up and put it down for years to come.
wallflower_jacqueline's review against another edition
reread: 5/18/24
i came back to this book intermittently over the past couple years, but this is only the second time reading it straight through. cheryl strayed seems like a fascinating person and i must read her memoir at some point. as for her advice, some of it was a balm to the experience of living (as advertised) and some of it made me want to scream a little bit. then again, i couldn't do any better. maybe i need to examine myself more, i don't know. maybe i wasn't in the right mood to read about such shattering concepts as deservingness and responsibility and hope. maybe i was projecting judgement that wasn't really there onto her words. idk i'm going through it rn
i came back to this book intermittently over the past couple years, but this is only the second time reading it straight through. cheryl strayed seems like a fascinating person and i must read her memoir at some point. as for her advice, some of it was a balm to the experience of living (as advertised) and some of it made me want to scream a little bit. then again, i couldn't do any better. maybe i need to examine myself more, i don't know. maybe i wasn't in the right mood to read about such shattering concepts as deservingness and responsibility and hope. maybe i was projecting judgement that wasn't really there onto her words. idk i'm going through it rn
sarahknits's review against another edition
challenging
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4.0
It made me uncomfortable and felt like a voyeur for the first few stories because of how openly Strayed talks about honest raw feelings. She is exceptional at recognizing, naming and discussing these emotions in a way that feels like she’s giving you a warm embrace and a kick in the ass at the same time.