Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed

12 reviews

parasolcrafter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

this is a memoir where all i can really say is that im so glad cheryl was so open with her life in this book, giving us readers such an intimate look into her story as she took us all along with her on the pacific crest trail. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Abortion, Alcohol, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Animal death, Cursing, Blood, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, and Sexism

janetsuzanne's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, and Domestic abuse

kelleykamanda's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

3.5

A cautionary tale to what it means to be young and naive. Good writing, sad but moving story, a series of very dumb and dangerous choices.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Vomit, Abortion, Animal death, Excrement, and Suicide

kristenreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, and Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Abortion

sweetjuly_src's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

It says in my ‘read’ history that I’ve read this book three times now (including this last one, in 2023). To be honest, I remember reading it twice (don’t know what happened there - a glitch in the matrix? My memory is not the greatest in the last few years). That said, I don’t know how I could forget it, because I love this book so much, it seems impossible to me I’d forget the experience of reading it. Anyways, every time I read it I get emotional, immersed, inspired by Cheryl and her experience(s) and I just want to put a backpack on and go (and I’d have the same problem with packing, I bet 😅). I haven’t yet - not to that extent (3 months in the wilderness), though I’ve traveled both solo and accompanied, sometimes with a backpack, other times with a carry on, and I always learn something about myself/the place/someone else/… I’ve watched the movie, too, but I don’t like how it takes some of the decisions she made (in the book and her life) away from her and distorted them as suggestions and decisions made for her (I’ve only noticed it this time around). It’s very probable I’ll read it again in the future, to inspire myself to make changes and be bold and adventurous. ‘Till next time. ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual content, Death, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Cancer, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Abortion, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Sexism

vulcanmr's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

4.75

This book was so well written. It's amazing how you can dislike Cheryl so much for being unprepared and her past decisions, but also love her story and how she grows during this journey. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Animal death, and Domestic abuse

miggyfool's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Blood, Dysphoria, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death, Abandonment, Alcohol, Cancer, Gaslighting, Animal death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Drug use, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Minor: Abortion and Vomit

hayleymunro's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexism, Drug abuse, Cancer, and Domestic abuse

ashleyw2021's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.5

Found it quite slow but interesting, well written, emotional and inspiring. Took a few go’s to finish but I did enjoy it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Sexual harassment

afion's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Terminal illness