so-soThe so so rating is due to the loopy timeline of the story. Grandma Gatewood is 5 stars all the way. She had grit. Her family believed in her strength and determination. She lived through extreme domestic abuse, raised 11 kids, and hiked thousands of miles. She is an inspiration to many.
pickWe‘ve listened to this book a dozen times before in the car and we could probably listen to it a dozen times more. It‘s just a really good audiobook.
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This is the time of year when I say, I could never leave New England, while realizing that by January I will wonder why I live in a place that hurts my face and halfway through March I will seriously question my sanity. It‘s for this, this perfect fall.
pickSurprisingly quick read, though it was partially because I was so invested. I even looked at the end at one point, just so I could be prepared for the ending, whichever way it went. Would recommend!
pickI picked it up because I've never read a horror story set in the desert, and I was pleasantly surprised. This was a pretty effective, tight thriller. 270 pages flew by! I thought I guessed the twist pretty early, but started to doubt myself as the story continued, which matches the mentality of the characters, and that's pretty impressive. TR: Discussion of rape, though the event is not described.
“I would never have started this trip if I had known how tough it was, but I couldn't and wouldn't quit.”
GG
Emma Gatewood was the first woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail alone, as well as the first person to walk it twice and she did it all after the age of 65.
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pickI am so saddened that I finished this because it was so much fun.
I loved Helen right from the opening chapter. There's so much realness to her. She's smart, opinionated, fierce, passionate and full of try. She's just trying her best. She's a year divorced & is trying to pull herself together & is ready to start with a wilderness survival course that ends up being nothing like she expected but an opening to somethings that she needed.
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