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synopsis: At
twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the
wake of her mother’s death, her family scattered and her own
marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to
lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life. With no
experience or training, driven only by blind will, she would hike
more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave
Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State — and she
would do it alone. Told with suspense and style, sparkling with
warmth and humor, Wild
powerfully
captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging ahead
against all odds on a journey that maddened, strengthened, and
ultimately healed her.
Stats
for my copy:
Trade paperback, Vintage Books, 2013.
How
acquired:
Via BookCrossing.
First
line:
The trees were tall, but I was taller, standing above them on a steep
mountain slope in northern California.
My
thoughts: I've
been sitting at my computer for five minutes and can't seem to come
up with anything more eloquent than wow, what a fantastic book. I
can't even begin to imagine doing what Cheryl did. I doubt I would
last a full day on the trail before giving up and packing it in. But
it's not just her first time hiking adventure that was fascinating.
The peeks at her childhood and how she grew up were just as
fascinating. Raw, honest, emotional, with no sugarcoating her faults
and the bad choices she made. Completely riveting and engrossing.
I
thought I had seen the movie, and was a little confused and taken
aback at the beginning, with all the stuff about her mother's cancer.
Then when I saw the title of chapter 5, “Tracks”, I realized that
the movie I watched was called Tracks, which was also from a book, by
Robyn Davidson, and which I very much want to read now.
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