Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Wild by Cheryl Strayed

8 reviews

parasolcrafter's review

adventurous challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

this is a memoir where all i can really say is that im so glad cheryl was so open with her life in this book, giving us readers such an intimate look into her story as she took us all along with her on the pacific crest trail. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Abortion, Alcohol, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Animal death, Cursing, Blood, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, and Sexism

edamamebean's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

This book is beloved for a reason. I definitely cried at the end, despite it being my second time reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Abortion, Drug abuse, Animal death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

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

Minor: Abortion and Vomit

feathers4bookmarks's review

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

I loved this story, it was a bit entirely what I expected, and I thought multiple times over “what were you thinking?!”, but it was an interesting and different read. The author wasn’t super likable to me,  and she has some really dark thoughts that she doesn’t hold back. I could see someone not liking the book as well if they just don’t like Cheryl and wanted a more likable person to read about. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion, Drug use, Addiction, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Grief, and Drug abuse

ejaw's review

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Grief

charm0nix's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug use and Addiction

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, and Sexual harassment

juureads's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Addiction

philippa_scholz's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

4.5

I listened to this book in German and it was a perfect companion as I was backpacking for two weeks with my boyfriend. Her stories of family, self-discovery and adventure accompanied us on our bus journeys and has inspired us to go on a longer hike!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Alcoholism, and Sexual content