Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

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

63 reviews

matcha_cat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Minor: Misogyny, Vomit, Abortion, and Pregnancy

matism's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring

4.0

Honestly was not expecting to like this as much as I did. This was entertaining, funny, and pretty quick in pace. It was challenging, candid, and such a varied and interesting story. I will say, there were some moments that were pretty graphic and I wish it wasn’t so, but I was thankful for the author’s blatant honesty in the rest of the book. Definitely check the content warnings. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, Gore, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Abortion, and Pregnancy

hollyrebecca's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

An inspirational tale of recovery and growth through challenges and adversity. 

Cheryl takes us on an adventure through nature, making new friends and lasting memories along the way. But this tale isn’t all happy and we get a clear view of Cheryl’s tumultuous mindset as she struggles through her hike on the Pacific Coast Trail. 

Starting the hike due to the loss of her mother to cancer, her own divorce and the start of a drug addiction, Cheryl finds peace and sense of self through the difficulties she overcomes along the journey. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content

jenniesreadingjourney's review against another edition

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

5.0

---

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

nutmegsweb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

---

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

---

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

---

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

emmak2012's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

I sometimes find memoirs overly self-indulgent, so I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I felt almost disappointed at the end as I wanted the journey to keep going! I found it a little difficult to get through the descriptions of Cheryl’s mother’s illness, but that was due to personal experience and not a reflection on the quality of the writing, which flowed well throughout the book and conjured some wonderful images of the PCT. While I like my sofa too much to do anything like Cheryl did, her story has reminded me that there is a big world out there waiting to be explored and that grief should not be a barrier to living life to the fullest. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, and Death of parent

idesofmarch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

---

Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Child death and Sexual harassment

loesm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Drug abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Abortion, and Abandonment