am4man's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Drug use, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Abortion
totalsuzereads's review against another edition
4.0
Great novel about how it’s the journey, not the destination, that matters. It’s made me want add hiking the Pacific Crest Trail or Appalachian Trail to my bucket list.
rditchek's review against another edition
4.0
I listened to this novel on audiobook and did like the narrator. I was VERY excited to read "Wild" as it was on my TBR list for quite some time. After reading Strayed's "Dear Sugar" book, the title of which escapes me I knew that I clicked with her writing style. Sadly, "Wild" was not my favorite. I did think that the writing was solid. I felt like I was slogging through points of the book. There were tons of characters to keep track of, which was hard on audiobook especially since some of the people Strayed met did not stick around or reappeared 13 hours into the book. The imagery employed by Strayed was phenomenal. I will say, this book definitely got my siked for my Alaska trip and really makes its readers want to go on an adventure.
namsmommy09's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
3.5
I have been putting off reading this book for so long until I finally saw that it was available on audiobook from my library! So, I listened to it. Not sure I would have finished it otherwise. I cannot believe how woefully unprepared she was for this trek. Strayed is beyond lucky that she wasn't badly injured or lost on the trail. I'm glad that she has her amazing story to tell, but I hope that others don't take her story as "advice" and take on their own trek in her style. This kind of journey needs to be taken with preparation. Had she been lost or injured, others would have had to go out and find her and/or rescue her due to her lack of preparation. In my neck of the woods, we hear stories all the time of ill-prepared campers and/or hikers who get lost and/or injured. I feel a preface on the book saying that you should always take precautions before taking such a journey would be prudent. Overall, this is an interesting story of her trek. I did enjoy most parts, though it was kind of all over the place with her memories woven within the hike of the trail...
jackieebee3's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
rynlyreads's review against another edition
4.0
This book is a beautifully written, inspiring story about finding yourself in the wake of loss. I loved how sincere she was throughout; I feel like I really know her. I almost want to go hike a trail myself...
merdyannie's review against another edition
3.0
I hated the first 1/3 of this book, but it did get better.
tomadavis53's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0