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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail | Cheryl Strayed
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lil1inblue
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This was a surprisingly interesting read. I did really enjoy the journey. But I can tell I'm getting older, because I was worried about her the entire book. 😅

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Robotswithpersonality
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Mehso-so

What a ride. Emotional more than entertaining, not that a memoir sets out to entertain, but there are a number of moments that make it clear why someone saw how this could become a film - that I don't think I'll ever watch. The massive amount of hype surrounding this book means perhaps that it was doomed not to live up to overblown expectations. As I more often find with graphic novel style memoirs, I think this works best 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? as an exercise for the author, a necessary step in their journey, to have done the walk, to reflect back on the walk, and their earlier life.
Hard to quantify, but I'd guess this is an even split between flashing back to the moments that led her to the trail, and on trail experiences.
The truth is that while Strayed's unwise choices are different from my unwise choices, I really didn't enjoy listening to a person being lost in their 20s
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Robotswithpersonality 3/4 Maybe that's just the default state of being in that decade but it was kind of agonizing to find myself even at a remove, back in that kind of head space. I have to wonder how many truly wild moments are the result of poor planning on the part of an understably young, inexperienced, out of sorts person.
I definitely could have done without the extended horse euthanasia by gun scene.
3mo
Robotswithpersonality 4/4 ⚠️death of a parent, drug use, injury, animal death, domestic abuse, misogyny 3mo
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Coffeymuse
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One well-worn boot on the cover of “Wild“. Still need to read this...so many books so little time!

#CoverLove
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@Eggs

kspenmoll Great choice! 4mo
Eggs Excellent 🥾👌🏼 🤎 4mo
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Kitta
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Great short memoir about the death of her mother-in-law (only 31 pages). Cheryl Strayed writes beautifully. I was a huge Dear Sugar fan and it‘s been really interesting to get to know more about the person behind the column.

Got this as an Amazon short or something, possibly for free? We love free books!

kspenmoll Dine! Thanks! Free on kindle. 5mo
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chlolovesbooks
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5

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Gadolby
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Such a good story, compelling narrator and narrative. Inspiring and steeped in nature and humanness

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laurabilly13
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1️⃣2️⃣ I miss reading this already, I loved it!

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TheSpineView
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Octoberwoman Love this book! 7mo
TheSpineView @Octoberwoman It was a great read. 7mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👍🏻 7mo
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Eggs Well done👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7mo
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Hillea2
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This was such a fantastic audio book (although I wish Cheryl read it herself)! I had the pleasure of going to see Cheryl speak at our county library yearly event and she was wonderful, I loved hearing the story in person even more. I felt like I was with her on the trail, in the hospital room with her mother and at all the life events in between. What a life she lived before she was 30. Such an inspiration and a beautiful writer.

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reading.rainb0w
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Alone in the wild
A woman finds her true self
Makes me want to hike
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Also, the most meaningful/relatable quote I found in the book:

"That's what fathers do if they don't heal their wounds. They wound their children in the same place."

#poignant #haikureview #memoir #nonfiction

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reading.rainb0w
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The most wild thing about this book is that I'm reading something I actually own 😅

#onmyshelf #dinosaurtbr #finallyreadingthis #nonfiction

marleed Haha. You could be talking about me 🤣🤣 9mo
reading.rainb0w @marleed I have no problem buying them though! 😂 9mo
marleed Me neither! I feel a certain responsibility to purchase books and support authors. I‘ve even asked this: would you donate $100 a year to keep an Indie bookstore in your community? Why yes I would! So at the very least I need to pay full price for a hardback from an Indie at least once per quarter! 9mo
reading.rainb0w @marleed I would definitely donate to keep a bookstore open and available to support others, authors, and readers alike! I like your way of thinking. We have to support things we love. Sometimes that comes in the form of a hardback ❤️ 😊 9mo
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i.z.booknook
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There is something about this story that really gets me and I‘m not quite sure what it is. I think both the film and the book tell the tale very well, and dispute Cheryl making mistakes in life, she is such an endearing, strong, likeable person. She owns her mistakes and doesn‘t shy away from the things she‘s done. The book is really raw and she shares so much. It is also so uplifting and inspirational how she decided to turn her life around.

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LisaLovesToRead
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There were parts I couldn‘t relate to, but through it all, Strayed‘s vulnerability drew me into her adventures.

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Bookworm54
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I listened to this on audio, narrated by Laurel Lefkow.

The narration was amazing, and the book itself I found interesting (though maybe not inspiring as I won‘t be walking the PTC anytime soon!).
I don‘t think I really related to Cheryl, but props to her for realising she needed to take a step back from how her life was and go out and do something new and amazing to reset that!

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SanjanaGhosh
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All I knew when I picked up this book was that Lorelai Gilmore was inspired by this book when she felt a little lost, and I can totally see why!

BarkingMadRead But Lorelei smartly decided not to go 🤣🤣 1y
SanjanaGhosh @BarkingMadRead Haha yea....the PCT sounds tough! 1y
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Maggie4483
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I think I‘m having my midlife crisis, so I feel like I need to read books about women doing something bold to change their lives. I wonder which one of these authors‘ footsteps I‘ll follow in (spoiler alert: it definitely WON‘T be Strayed‘s solo hike on the PCT).

Any recommendations for books in this vein you can share?

Smrloomis I liked Hammer Head but I read it a long time ago so who knows… but might be worth a look 1y
Maggie4483 @Smrloomis stacked! Thank you!! 1y
Lunakay I'd recommend this one, Aunt Augusta is an inspiring character ;) 1y
Lunakay I'd also recommend this one, strong female characters and a rather unusual story! 1y
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Eggs
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After Cheryl‘s mom died, her profound grief drove her into a spiral of self destruction and agony; a cycle that was self perpetuating in its grief and anger. She dropped everything and challenged herself with a long solo hike - for it was not to reap forgiveness from others but to forgive herself.

#ThemedThursday @dabbe

dabbe Intriguing! And #stacked! Thanks! 😊💙🤗 2y
Mjm1 I enjoyed reading this book. 2y
Eggs @dabbe 💙💙 2y
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Eggs @Mjm1 🙌🏻🙌🏻 2y
TheSpineView Thanks for the tag! 2y
Eggs @TheSpineView Most welcome 🙏🏻 2y
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CRR
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Knew about this one but never really planned to read it—even though I‘ve read others about the Appalachian trail and Pacific Crest Trail. Mostly because it was relatively well known (IDK?) I enjoyed it and read it quickly. I couldn‘t relate to everything she shared but really appreciated her and her story. Amazing honesty throughout the book. Thankful that she shared her story.

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guidosophia
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Surprisingly one of the more boring memoirs I‘ve ever read. Like it made me not want to read for pleasure. Happy that I finished it

maxrmill Watch the movie 2y
guidosophia @maxrmill only if you watch it with me 😏 2y
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KathyWheeler
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The reviews of this book on Goodreads are all over the place, with many people calling Strayed self-absorbed. I didn‘t find that to be true at all and enjoyed her journey toward self-discovery and healing. She was brave, stupid, and lucky to walk the Pacific Crest Trail alone, but she found friendship and a new sense of herself while doing so. #audiowalk

SamAnne I knew her back when. She‘s a wonderful human being. I love her writing too . 2y
5feet.of.fury I was so impressed by her. Doing it with questionable gear, lack of physical preparedness in the preGPS days? Wowzer 2y
KathyWheeler @SamAnne She seemed like a nice person to me, and like someone who was in pain, not self-involved. 2y
KathyWheeler @5feet.of.fury I know! I can seriously get lost if I have to make two turns. GPS has been a godsend to me. If I attempted something like she did, search & rescue would have to be called in after the first day.😄 (edited) 2y
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KathyWheeler
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I know she survives this trip because we have the book told in first person, and she‘s written other things since; however, some of the decisions she‘s making about the trail and the snow and her money are making me nervous for her! Japanese magnolias are starting to bloom. #audiowalk

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KathyWheeler
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More storms on the horizon. Grey days like this make me want to hibernate. #audiowalk

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KathyWheeler
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I read a book about walking the Appalachian Trail, so I figured I‘d try this one about walking the Pacific Crest Trail. I know it was popular several years ago, but I didn‘t read it then. It rained all weekend, so it was nice to see the sun today even though it was a little chilly. #audiowalk

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KathyWheeler
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I started listening to Wild tonight. I haven‘t decided whether it will be my night book or my walking book. It‘s narrated by Bernadette Dunne. Because my only experience with her is as the narrator of Donna Andrews‘ Meg Langslow series, I keep expecting Meg to show up. 😄

Ruthiella That can be a problem when one associates a narrator with a particular series! 😂 2y
KathyWheeler @Ruthiella Apparently so! I associate Xe Sands with Juliet Blackwell‘s books, but I‘ve heard her narrate other things so the association isn‘t as strong. 2y
Ruthiella I listened to Jane Entwistle narrate Excellent Women by Barbara Pym and it was hard at first to get used to since I associated her voice so strongly with Alan Bradley‘s Flavia de Luce series! 2y
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5feet.of.fury I read the paperback of this book. I imagine it would make a good walking book 2y
KathyWheeler @Ruthiella I keep meaning to get around to the Flavia de Luca series. Is the audio good? 2y
KathyWheeler @5feet.of.fury I thought about it as a walking book because I listened to Grandma Gatewood‘s Walk (about the Appalachian Trail) on my walks and thought this would make a good companion book since it‘s about the Pacific Crest Trail. (edited) 2y
Ruthiella Yes, the audio of the Alan Bradley Flavia de Luce series is excellent! Highly recommend. 👍Not quite a cozy mystery, but definitely a series where the characters shine. If you fall for Flavia, the 10 year old chemist with slightly dark thoughts, you will like the books. (edited) 2y
KathyWheeler @Ruthiella Thanks. I‘ll check them out. 2y
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alecia3dixie
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I liked this book. It gives you a drive to go out and do something, to really push your body to the brink. I saw a lot of people saying she was dumb or the reason she did what she did was stupid. But I don't think we can tell anyone how to grieve the loss of their mother. I would have gave this 5 stars, until the end bit about her mother's remains... wtf... 4/5

Octoberwoman It didn‘t drive me to go out and do anything but I still loved it. 2y
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IndoorDame
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Not my usual fare, but I really enjoyed this one. #hike #NovemberNarrative @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs 👏🏻🥾💚 2y
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SusanLee
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CBee LOVE the bookmark 🐁 2y
SusanLee @CBee 😘 my fav which took me awhile to crochet 😅 2y
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CBee @SusanLee even better that you made it yourself!! It‘s great!! 2y
Eggs Great choice 👏🏻👏🏻 2y
SusanLee @CBee 😘 2y
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SarahBookInterrupted
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Check out Lindsay‘s book review of Wild by Cheryl Strayed on Book Interrupted‘s Manuscript Monday. https://www.bookinterrupted.com/post/manuscript-monday-wild

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mjtwo
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25 Sep-2 Oct 22 (audiobook)
I found Cheryl‘s story inspiring, as I often do when people achieve a great physical feat. Perhaps if something happened to my family, I would do something similar. The idea of hiking for that amount of time, much of it solo, seemed somewhat blissful, despite the lost toenails.
Could not help but picture Reese throughout (why I prefer to read the book first).

ShyBookOwl I have a similar pet peeve. I hate buying the book once the movie is out because all the book covers get changed for movie posters. It's SO HARD to find the original book cover after that and I will not settle! 2y
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JessClark78
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This was so good. Loved the book and the movie.

#AlphabetGame #LetterW
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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JenReadsAlot
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for playing 🙌🏻📚 2y
marleed Loved this book! 2y
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peanutnine
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Pickpick

Read this with my #bookclub this month. It was a very engaging story - she does some major soul searching on her trek across the PCT. It was a bit crazy everything she went through and the people she met along the way.
I picked up this copy used and found the pictured inscription in the cover. I didn't cry reading this, but it was very moving.

5feet.of.fury I really liked this one, it really takes guts to make that kind of journey, but especially not being an experienced hiker and not having the endless forums, maps, gear tips, cell phones/social media/gps for support we have now. 2y
peanutnine @5feet.of.fury I so agree! My friends and I all wondered if there are more options for hikers these days for emergency transport since hitchhiking is very much not a thing anymore 2y
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terryduncan5719
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Wild is a memoir about a 20 something woman's journey of redemption, overcoming grief and finding herself while walking the Pacific Coast Trail. I read this because of my book club. Thank goodness for book clubs! I would never have picked it up otherwise and I am very glad I did. Strayed's descriptions of the trail were excellent and her description of her emotional struggles were intense. I recommend it.

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peanutnine
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Morning well spent at the pool ⛱️
#currentlyreading #bookclub

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Dragon
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#ThoughtfulThursday @MoonWitch94 thanks for the tag @Eggs 1. Tagged an autobiography- I usually read fiction 2. 💚 💋 💃🕺🥂🍾💍 3.happily ever after endings 4 interesting title. Tagging everyone who wants to play

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EvieBee
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I am still processing this book! Decided to break in my book journal with it, and had room for a little doodle. For the “what did you learn from this book?” question I wrote:

“That in order not to destroy ourselves, it‘s important to forgive yourself and let go of the hurts. They‘re both heavy burdens. Also, avoidance can only take you so far!”

LeahBergen How pretty! 2y
squirrelbrain Beautiful! ❤️ 2y
BiblioLitten How lovely! 💚 2y
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jlhammar Lovely journal. 2y
EvieBee @LeahBergen @squirrelbrain @BiblioLitten @jlhammar Thank you all so much! I forgot how much I enjoyed ✍️ my bookish thoughts on paper! 🤗💕 2y
DivineDiana Your creative mind shines through in this photograph! 💖 2y
EvieBee @DivineDiana Aw, thank you! 💕🤗 2y
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EvieBee
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I am more than a little surprised that it took me so long to read this. At one point I owned it AND THEN donated it because the prologue didn‘t grab me. Since reading TRAILED, I‘ve wanted to read more about WOMEN in nature and the outdoors and those books aren‘t plentiful. Looking forward to a summer filled with more books like this. If you‘ve got recommendations, send them my way!

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JamieArc I also just started the tagged book. I heard her in an interview on npr and her life as a cave diver sounded fascinating. 2y
EvieBee @JamieArc I picked this up last week at the library! So glad you loved it. Definitely bumping it up. (edited) 2y
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EvieBee @JamieArc I read this in 2019 (?) and it is definitely an awesome read! I hope you enjoy it! It made me feel so claustrophobic. 2y
jlhammar I have very fond memories of reading this outside in the sunshine several summers ago. So good! 2y
jlhammar Have you tried this one yet? Another young woman adventure story and so fascinating (and thrilling). 2y
jlhammar This one might interest you. I own it, but haven‘t read it yet. 2y
jlhammar Another from my shelves that I have yet to read (I love books about walking/hiking). 2y
jlhammar @JamieArc Grandma Gatewood‘s Walk sounds right up my street. Definitely getting that. Thanks for putting it on my radar! 2y
JamieArc @jlhammar I Hope you enjoy it! 2y
5feet.of.fury FKT record holder hiking the Appalachian trail, overcoming self doubt. She has 2 books, but I‘ve only read this one 2y
EvieBee @5feet.of.fury Okay! That sounds fab! Checking out both of her books now. 💕 2y
EvieBee @jlhammar I decided to read in the first week of June when she started the trip and wow! Definitely a summer book; never believed in seasonal reading until now. 💕 2y
EvieBee @jlhammar Checking out all of your recommendations! Thank you so much! Never heard of Walking Home and thinking I might just need to buy that as library doesn‘t have it. ❤️❤️ 2y
Centique What a gorgeous photo! I read this on holiday in Fiji so I definitely had the hot weather vibes, but not the camping vibes of course 😜 2y
EvieBee @Centique Wow, what an awesome memory!! 🏝 2y
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EvieBee
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“I‘d loved books in my regular, pre-PCT (Pacific Crest Trail) life, but on the trail, they‘d taken on even greater meaning. They were the world I could lose myself in when the one I was actually in became too lonely or harsh or difficult to bear.”

—Wild, Cheryl Strayed

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I LOVED this book! In the beginning. I found the author unlikable. Though I disliked her from the beginning, I thoroughly enjoyed reading about her journey and the situations she found herself in. I saw a lot of my personality in her (which may have contributed to my dislike of some of her faults). I was pleasantly surprised by the end.

Caroline2 Loved it too. ❤️ 2y
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morgankayj
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not the PCT but a week long camping trip in the cascades calls for a themed read

BarbaraBB Cool pic and cool trip! 2y
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BeckyWithTheGoodBooks
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Some books just take up residence in your soul and will never leave. Strayed was not the most likable at this point in her life, least of all by herself. But her writing on grief, the crushing ways it can make us unrecognizable to ourselves, and the wild, stupid, and brave ways we must learn to accept things as they are to heal is so deeply moving. I had tears streaming down my face as I read the final pages. Transformative. 5⭐️

Octoberwoman I loved this book so much. The movie version was also wonderful. 3y
BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Octoberwoman I saw the movie years ago, but am going to re-watch it soon! 3y
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BeckyWithTheGoodBooks
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A sunny Spring day in Seattle calls for a crab roll and a book. #pnwforever #nomnom #wild #crabbyhour

EvieBee Looks delish! 3y
Roary47 That is a good book! 😍 (edited) 3y
BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @EvieBee OMG. It was life-changing. 😂😂 3y
BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Roary47 I am loving it so far! 3y
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