leighhchurch 's review for:

Wild by Cheryl Strayed
5.0

I really enjoyed reading this book. Randomly last week I went to a talk by another woman who hiked the PCT last year, "solo," but I was struck by how many people seem to do it now, as opposed to when Cheryl did. I just loved her ballsy unpreparedness throughout her adventure, and I loved the lessons she learned about herself along the way. The metaphorical lessons that the Universe kept handing (and she kept interpreting). I feel inspired to get out and camp in the woods, despite my fears. I'm so appreciative of having found this book at this very time. I recently read The Chronology of Water by Lidia Yuknavitch and loved it. Not surprisingly, but randomly, they are in the same writers' group - which is awesome.