A book set in the wilderness

[Elizabeth]

I'm going to read Desert Solitaire for this prompt. The author lived in a trailer in Arches National Park before it became as popular as it is today. My boyfriend's parents live in Moab and highly recommended this book to me!

[Sharmon]

Elizabeth wrote: "I'm going to read Desert Solitaire for this prompt. The author lived in a trailer in Arches National Park before it became as popular as it is today. My boyfriend's parents live in Mo..."

I love Desert Solitaire....I read it first in my twenties and then again in my thirties and I never re-read books. I loved my visit to Moab.....it is so beautiful and somewhere I would love to visit again.

[Allie]

Would The Island count?

[JoAnna]

Mom and I are reading Walking by Thoreau.

[Ann]

For any of you who enjoyed Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, I have another idea for you.
This was a very good read! - Girl in the Woods: A Memoir

[poshpenny]

Allie wrote: "Would The Island count?"

Looks like it to me

[Kim]

I'm thinking
The Snow Child
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
The Red Tent
The Light Between Oceans
Station Eleven
The Lifeboat

[Nadine in NY]

Kim wrote: "I'm thinking
The Snow Child
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
The Red Tent
The Light Between Oceans
Station Eleven
[book:The..."

I've read three of those. I absolutely LOVED Station Eleven, it is one of my all-time favorite books, and while it is set in a post-apocalyptic future where much of today's civilization has broken down, I wouldn't exactly describe it as taking place in the wilderness.

The Red Tent was another great book that I don't think was set in wilderness, it was just set in the past.

The Snow Child was a great book and I would recommend it for this category!

[Rebecca]

I'm gonna go with some old stuff. Gene Stratton-Porter. Limberlost is a classic, she has many others. Gene Stratton-Porter

Also I picked up "A Lantern in Her Hand on Kindle for just 99 cents.

[Colleen]

Marilyn wrote: "The Call of the Wild or White Fang both by Jack London

Tisha: The Wonderful True Love Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness & [book:A Schoolteac..."

Tisha is fantastic. I haven't read it in years but I'm thinking of reading it again for this prompt! Or possibly Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati

[Rebecca]

Colleen wrote: "Marilyn wrote: "The Call of the Wild or White Fang both by Jack London

Tisha: The Wonderful True Love Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness & [b..."


If you enjoyed Tisha, then you might really like Mrs. Mike.

[Bridgette]

If you like romance, On the Island would work. A teenage cancer survivor and his tutor are stranded for years on a deserted island in the Maldives. Its heavy on the romance, but also on survival.

If you like YA, Hatchet, Julie of the Wolves, or Island of the Blue Dolphins could also work.

I haven't read it yet, but I got The Mountain Between Us for Christmas and think it might work for this category as well. The blurb says it involves two people and a dog trying to survive in the wildernesss after a plane crash.

[Jill]

Katie wrote: "I am interested in The Indifferent Stars Above, which is a novel about the Donner Party. It would probably be a good fit for this one."
I read it earlier this year. It is a fabulous book! I highly recommend it!

[Brandy]

Tytti wrote: "I hope you don't mind me bringing up some Finnish books. Being such a small nation they are not that well known but some have been translated to other languages, even English.

Living in Finland wi..."

My maternal grandfather was from Finland and a trip there is the number one item on my mother's bucket list. We're going this summer so setting the mood with some Finnish literature would totally be welcome in any category. Love the suggestions.

[Sheri]

Would a book that takes place in Antartica count? I'm thinking of reading Endurance, which my friends assure me is great.

[Nadine in NY]

Sheri wrote: "Would a book that takes place in Antartica count? I'm thinking of reading Endurance, which my friends assure me is great."

Yes, I think Antarctica counts as wilderness!

[Jessica]

Would the Lost City of Z work for wilderness? I would love to fit this book in this year

[Heather]

I was trying to decide between The Last American Man and Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail. Then, I saw someone post about State of Wonder which is still on my TBR pile. So many choices.

[Nadine in NY]

If anyone is looking for a memoir, Anne LaBastille seems like an interesting person (I guess her journals would work for "interesting woman" too!), she wrote several books about the Adirondacks. I haven't read anything by her, but I keep meaning to.

Woodswoman I: Living Alone in the Adirondack Wilderness

[Therese]

Sheri wrote: "Would a book that takes place in Antartica count? I'm thinking of reading Endurance, which my friends assure me is great."

This book is excellent, and yes, I would consider it to be wilderness. I just read it recently and it took a long time for me to leave people behind. I still haven't completely.

[Juanita]

I was thinking of A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail for this one but now I might read Lord of the Flies, which is on 100 books everyone should read in their lifetime list I am trying to finish. This year I read 13 of the books. I'm chipping away at it and love it when I can fit a book from the list into a prompt: a twofer!

[Nadine in NY]

Juanita wrote: "I was thinking of A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail for this one but now I might read Lord of the Flies, which is on 100 books everyone sho..."

ooh I love lists, and I was getting excited by that one because I've read most of the books! and then my bubble deflated into sad face at #46: "The Holy Bible: King James Version" No. Just no. Why do all these "everyone must read" lists insist on including the Bible??? The Bible should be read by Christians. For the rest of us, a passing familiarity with the highlights is sufficient. //end rant.

[Caity]

Jessica wrote: "Would the Lost City of Z work for wilderness? I would love to fit this book in this year"

Definitely. The Amazon basin is very much the wilderness.

[poshpenny]

*Sits next to Nadine on the rant couch

[Nadine in NY]

poshpenny wrote: "*Sits next to Nadine on the rant couch"

:-) It's good to have company!

[Ellen]

I looked but don't see The Martian mentioned. That's what I plan to read.

[Jenica]

Do you think that re-reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows would count since they spend so much time in the woods? I want to re-read all seven books this year so I'm trying to fit them into as many slots on this list as possible! I'm just trying to decide if that would be bending the rules too far or not.

[Emma]

I'm thinking The Tenderness of Wolves for this one, anyone read it? Does it fit do you think?

[Yazmin]

City of the Beasts amazing book!

[Saskia]

How about Into the Wilderness by Sara DonatiInto the Wilderness

It is December of 1792. Elizabeth Middleton leaves her comfortable English estate to join her family in a remote New York mountain village. It is a place unlike any she has ever experienced. And she meets a man unlike any she has ever encountered - a white man dressed like a Native American, Nathanial Booner, known to the Mohawk people as Between-Two-Lives. Determined to provide schooling for all the children of the village, she soons finds herself locked in conflict with the local slave owners as well as her own family.
Interweaving the fate of the Mohawk Nation with the destiny of two lovers, Sara Donati's compelling novel creates a complex, profound, passionate portrait of an emerging America

[Pioup]

Tytti wrote: "I hope you don't mind me bringing up some Finnish books. Being such a small nation they are not that well known but some have been translated to other languages, even English.

Living in Finland wi..."

Oh, that reminds me, Birdbrain is also a Finnish book about wilderness, but it takes place in Australia. I'd recommend it for this.

[Jule]

That reminds me: Into the Wild, Into Thin Air are great if you haven't already read them. I like John Krakauer.

[Tytti]

Brandy wrote: "We're going this summer so setting the mood with some Finnish literature would totally be welcome in any category."

You might be interested in The Year of the Hare. Not sure if it's Paasilinna's best novel but it's probably the most translated and is even one of the books in the Boxall's list of 1001 Books to read before you die. The protagonist leaves everything and follows a hare into the woods, so it would fit this category.

Currently I am reading nonfiction where the men are living in the nature somewhere between Viborg and Leningrad. They know the area well because they grew up there but now they are walking armed in the enemy territory. (And now I am watching a documentary about the Finnish tourism to the Soviet Union that started in the 1950's. Then when the male tourists had to write down the last time they visited the country, many of the older ones had to lie... :D)

[Zerah]

I can recommend Our Endless Numbered Days for this prompt.

[Asia_k]

Kim wrote: "I'm thinking (...)
The Light Between Oceans
Station Eleven"
I'm not sure about The Light Between Oceans. They are the only people on the island, but is it really the wilderness?

[Kirsten]

Jessica wrote: "Would the Lost City of Z work for wilderness? I would love to fit this book in this year"

Definitely! Good book!

[Sarah (is clearing her shelves)]

I will be rereading Hatchet for this prompt. I first read it about 20 years ago in primary school and haven't read it since and I certainly never reviewed it. I also own a copy, bought specifically in order to reread a childhood favourite and write a review for it.

[Kathy]

I just finished The Grizzly Maze: Timothy Treadwell's Fatal Obsession with Alaskan Bears.
Fascinating book about the "Grizzly Man" from Werner Herzog's film, who lived among Alaska Bears and was killed by them.
Not only does it try to understand why Treadwell engaged in such risky behavior, but It also provides a lot of information about bears and their behavior. If you are interested in this kind of thing, I recommend.

[Amanda]

I'll be reading The River at Night for this one.

[Elyse]

I'm almost done with the audio of A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail. Bill Bryson's books have been in my TBR for awhile. And it's always fun to read something based near where you live or are familiar with. When he talks of NH and MA, I get excited! :) And now I want to read Eight Bullets: One Woman's Story of Surviving Anti-Gay Violence and Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance! lol

[Debbie]

Not only does Hatchet work, but most of those books from Gary Paulsen - The River, Brian's Winter, Brian's Return, Brian's Hunt. Gary Paulsen also wrote a book of short stories that actually happened to him and helped inspire the Hatchet books, called Guts: The True Stories behind Hatchet and the Brian Books, and I think that book would apply for this prompt. Not all the stories are in the wilderness, but I'd say more than half are. If you liked Hatchet as a child, Guts is worth a look.

I've been meaning to read Touching Spirit Bear for years, and I think that's my selection for this prompt.

[Sarah]

Would you guys count a desert island as the wilderness? I want to finally finish Robinson Crusoe and this category is the best fit I have for it.

[Emanuel]

I read Uma Aventura na Amazónia.

[Debbie]

Yes. Definition on Google says "an uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region." That sounds like a deserted island.

Plus, as others have said in other threads, this is your challenge. We're not competing for a prize, and there are no judges evaluating your selections. If you want to finish the book, do it, and file it under "wilderness." :)

[Nancy]

Rebecca wrote: "I'm gonna go with some old stuff. Gene Stratton-Porter. Limberlost is a classic, she has many others. Gene Stratton-Porter

Also I picked up "A Lantern in Her Hand on..."

I had a copy of A Lantern in Her Hand when I was young, probably the adolescent-early teen years, and I read it a zillion times! I never would have thought of it as a "wilderness" book, but the definition is flexible and at the time of the book, those midwestern states were wilderness, at least to the early homesteaders. I have this on a list of books I'd like to reread someday, so I'm glad you brought it up and tickled my memory.

[Johanna]

I've got a few to consider for this one:

The Snow Child
The Mountain Between Us
Into the Wild
Challenger Deep
Our Endless Numbered Days

Thoughts?

[Chrissy]

I really enjoyed The Snow Child, and might use a different book by the same author for this prompt.

[Monica]

The Snow Child

This also loosely fits a story within a story I think.

[Elyse]

Johanna wrote: "I've got a few to consider for this one:

The Snow Child
The Mountain Between Us
Into the Wild
Challenger Deep
[book:Our Endless Numbered ..."

Snow Child and Into the Wild definitely work. Not sure about the others.

[Carrie]

Wild by Cheryl Strayed, Or Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson