Shlomo answers “I haven't read the book yet - I'm waiting...”

A Goodreads user asked this question about Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail:

I haven't read the book yet - I'm waiting for it to come in at the library. She says in the book that she changed her name to Strayed after she divorced her husband. That's very weird. A search on the internet says she has two siblings, both with last names Strayed also. I guess she changed their names too. I've done long distance hiking and on the surface I doubt her integrity. Any comments?

Shlomo The criticisms that her changed name, albeit the same as her siblings makes a fraud is unjustifiable and hateful, at best. We read books not to get pe…moreThe criticisms that her changed name, albeit the same as her siblings makes a fraud is unjustifiable and hateful, at best. We read books not to get personal, but to learn and critique the essence of the book, not the person per se. Doubt her integrity if you so wish, but this is a brave woman who has done something few people can dare do, and all you can do is to put her down. How reckless and mean the american heart.(less)

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