writerrhiannon 's review for:

Wild by Cheryl Strayed

5.0

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Cheryl Strayed hiked the Pacific Crest Trail at age twenty-six and transformed her journals into a 300 page story of every step. Thank goodness she did! Most of us will know before we start the story that her journey will be emotional as well as physical, but her determination is beyond admirable. I have never felt so present in a memoir. I alternated between feeling that I was right beside her, to cheering her on, to feeling I was her. Hopefully Cheryl's journey will speak to other women. The ones who can never put their finger on the source of their inner conflicts, or the ones who just can't break free from them. Obviously we aren't all going to slap on a backpack and fix all our problems, but the lessons we learn from her strength are infinite.