From the Bookshelf of Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
It was neat to read about the Pacific Coast Trail from a first hand experience as I had heard of it but was not really familiar with it. I enjoyed hearing about her journey. Cheryl Strayed is a good writer, but honestly there are no great insights or big ah ha moments. I thin in a large way it is a story about forgiveness, but there is just something missing from the soul of the book I cannot put my finger on. She told the story to tell the story and it was a neat feat she accomplished, and ther
...more
I have been wanting to read this for a while--thanks library digital books! I loved this nonfiction account of hiking 1200 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail by a first-time author. She writes beautifully. Cons: drug use, swearing, and a sex scene--this girl had a very messed-up life before she decided to hike. Skip over those parts--definitely worth the read!
What a great way to spend a day sick in bed. Loved the detail and the sheet bravery of Cheryl. The relationship with her and her mom gives everyone perspective on their own relationship with their mother. I loved it.
Please don't follow in Cheryl's footsteps! Hiking the PCT solo, having never backpacked before, with an overly heavy pack, is a recipe for disaster.
Aug 2017 re-read: I listened to the audiobook after camping for a month and I liked it much more this time. I felt more connected to the outdoors, to hiking, to adventure. I still think Cheryl needs to recognize 1) that her lack of preparation endangered her life and 2) her enormously privileged position.
Still three stars better than eat, pray, love ...more
Aug 2017 re-read: I listened to the audiobook after camping for a month and I liked it much more this time. I felt more connected to the outdoors, to hiking, to adventure. I still think Cheryl needs to recognize 1) that her lack of preparation endangered her life and 2) her enormously privileged position.
Still three stars better than eat, pray, love ...more
I really enjoyed this memoir. It really has made me want to get back into hiking regularly and traversing new trails. It, however, did not make me want to do any kind of back packing or long trail hiking. I'm not cut out for any of that. I would have liked a little more of a glimpse into her life after the PCT than the bullet points we were given.
...more
Although I didn't love this book, I did like it. I've read a lot of reviews saying that it is too self-indulgent, but that's something I'm a bit more forgiving of when it comes to memoirs. I tend to expect a little self-indulgence to go with the territory.
I thought Strayed's writing was incredibly descriptive and painted a gorgeous and rugged picture of her life on the PCT. I found myself in tears at moments, in her reflections and description of her relationship with her mother.
This wasn't a ...more
I thought Strayed's writing was incredibly descriptive and painted a gorgeous and rugged picture of her life on the PCT. I found myself in tears at moments, in her reflections and description of her relationship with her mother.
This wasn't a ...more
Dec 24, 2012
Crystal Sarakas
marked it as to-read
Dec 28, 2012
Jennifer Reierson
marked it as to-read
Feb 19, 2013
Jen
is currently reading it
Apr 07, 2013
Gabrielle S
marked it as to-read
Sep 14, 2013
Michelle Myhill
rated it
it was amazing
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
favorite-books,
books-i-own
Jul 30, 2015
Katey
added it
