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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

Cheryl Strayed

Start date: January 11, 2016

Finish date: January 17, 2016

Discussion: So Many Books, So Little Time

Why we're reading this: We will be discussing this at the January 17th meeting of the So Many Books, So Little Time discussion gr…more
[close] We will be discussing this at the January 17th meeting of the So Many Books, So Little Time discussion group.
Come join us at the Library at 3 PM as we discuss Cheryl's decision to hike the Pacific Crest Trail after the death of her mother.

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Mar 03, 2015 Elise Barker rated it really liked it

A lot of people fault this book and the writer for her naïveté, blindness, selfishness etc. She definitely wasn't prepared for the trek. She definitely was broken. She definitely hurt her ex-husband with her self-centered self -destruction. The point of her time on the trail - and the point of the book - is the healing process. I like reading about flawed people growing and changing. A memoir from a well-prepared expert hiking the PCT would read like a how-to manual and I have plenty of those al ...more

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Jan 01, 2015 Staci rated it did not like it

I started realign the book and was underwhelmed. But I wanted to finish it since there is so much hype about it currently. I decided to listen to the book on CD while I worked. It confirmed for me that I had made the right choice to stop reading the hard copy.

Such a disappointing book. Cheryl makes light of many important values. She makes many poor choices. While I guess hiking the trail is admirable she would have been better off to invest her resources in quality therapy.

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Aug 14, 2014 Shirley rated it liked it

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It was a good read. I could never do a hike like that so her determination is to be admired. This lady's life was a bit of a train-wreck and pieces were revealed during the course of the book. ...more

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Oct 19, 2013 Paula rated it really liked it

The first bit was challenging as it focuses on the protagonist's mom at Mayo hospital and her too-early death. Once past that, I literally could not put the book down. Great read!! ...more

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