![]() And what Strayed lacks in Bill Bryson’s rib-tickling wit, she makes up for in devil-may-care hubris for the potential dangers of a hike that challenges even the most poised outdoorsmen. Cheryl becomes obsessed with the trail and her conviction that it will lead her back to the pure soul she used to be.Ĭritique: Readers who enjoyed Elizabeth Gilbert’s riveting spiritual-emotional rise from a suicidal life-crisis into a Zen Master Cinderella will derive similar inspiration from Strayed’s memoir. Never mind she has no knowledge of wilderness survival - hell, she can barely survive everyday life. Never mind that her pack weighs more than several NFL linebackers. ![]() ![]() Never mind she has zero experience hiking or backpacking. A chance purchase in a hardware store leads her to the Pacific Crest Trail, which she decides to hike from summer to fall. She grows estranged from her siblings and stepfather, she cheats repeatedly on her beloved husband, and she slides into a corrosive affair with drugs. Soon after her mother dies suddenly from aggressive cancer, Cheryl’s life falls apart. ![]() Summary: This book is Eat, Pray, Love meets A Walk in the Woods.ĭespite a mostly impoverished, sometimes rough childhood, Cheryl grew up generally loved by everyone but herself. Genre: memoir (specifically, one of those young-woman-in-crisis-goes-a’-traveling memoirs) Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail. ![]()
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