Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Wild by Cheryl Strayed

52 reviews

ldyb's review against another edition

2.0

It feels like some of it is  fabricated/exaggerated.

Not sure what to think of the portrayals of sex and desire - are they candid or authentic or crass or hyperbolic? 

I did, however, appreciate how every interaction with a man on the trail felt tense because that’s how it feels to be a woman. However, as a woman reading this, it was exhausting. 

If you’ve got family stuff, know it’s central to the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

jenniesreadingjourney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ebrum's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death and Grief

Minor: Sexism and Stalking

bella613's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Sexism, Sexual content, and Abortion

nutmegsweb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Abortion

Minor: Gun violence and Suicide

elg1105's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual content, Abortion, and Alcohol

bookwormcat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

magnolia13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

Wow, this book. I honestly avoided it for a long time, because I knew the story would make me sad, but I was on a trip and it was one of the only things available. As someone who has always felt more connected in nature than anywhere else, following Cheryl on her journey as a woman hiking the trail was incredible. Her story is an inspiration to anyone struggling with grief or addiction, showing how you can overcome and persevere even when you feel you are at your lowest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

lauren625's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death and Abortion

laura_nel13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Vomit, Medical content, Abortion, and Pregnancy