By: Cheryl Strayed
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
My short and sweet review of this book. The title is pretty self explanatory of the contents of this book. One, this is the author's experience of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Two, it is a memoir so she is basing many of the details off journal entries, memories, and other data points from the time she was doing this hike. Three, she is BAD ASS.
My first experience with Cheryl Strayed's story telling was with her collection of responses from her Dear Sugar column. It was such a great experience. Nonfiction writing is typically one of those things I struggle with as a reader, I know it's good for me and all that, but man, it can be SO boring. Not with Cheryl at the pen. Cheryl has a great way of transcending the pages. I felt like I was hearing her tell me the story. I am inspired by her strength at the young age of 26 and her brutal honesty about her life and how broken she felt. Wild is so incredibly written. I am in love. The journey she takes and shares with all of us is one of HOPE.No, I do not want to go hike the Pacific Crest Trail, because that does not sound fun AT ALL. However, the lessons Cheryl learned and what she did for her life, was so incredibly inspirational. I enjoyed this book to the last sentence.
People who enjoy stories about people who are on a journey to 'find themselves' or 'heal themselves' will love this book. This is definitely an adult read, but so well worth it.
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