Louisa R. reviewed on 8/2/2013 + 10 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

I knew when I first read the book jacket to wild by Cheryl Strayed that I'd love this story. It is a gripping adventure story of a young woman with a calling to ditch her messed-up life to backpack along the Pacific Crest Trail for three months. I think so much of her life's hardships were based on not having a loving father throughout her childhood. Ms. Strayed's background was so different from mine that I had a hard time relating to her until she started her hike. The story jumped around too much in time and place in the first few chapters; I wish it was more chronological. The detail and clarity she provided of her feelings along the journey was incredible though. I liked how honest she was and although she was always dirt poor and sometimes desperate, she did not resort to stealing. It was rewarding seeing how she changed into the person she was always meant to be by the end of the journey. I wonder how I would change if I backpacked in the wilderness for three months.

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