Helen Deignan 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?

Helen Deignan I am doubtful about the sincerity of her writing. Too much moaning in the first 100 pages for me. I keep hankering after the humour in Bill Bryson's …more I am doubtful about the sincerity of her writing. Too much moaning in the first 100 pages for me. I keep hankering after the humour in Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods, but will persevere. I have absolutely no interest in the film.(less)

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Jill Potenz You're reading the wrong book if you are looking for a humor book. Although there are some light moments this is a book about a serious and scary life ...more
Jul 03, 2015 07:49AM · flag

Lora I felt sincerity in her writing. It was written from the perspective of the 20-something woman she was, immature, self-focused, and her life in shreds ...more
Sep 01, 2015 07:52PM · flag

Larkspur Morton Well, I thoroughly enjoyed both Bryson and Strayed, and of course I liked Bryson's humor. However, Strayed's depiction of the trail (and I've thru-hik ...more
Oct 30, 2015 10:08AM · flag

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