Wild

De: Cheryl Strayed

Narrado por: Laurel Lefkow

A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an 1100-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe and built her back up again. At 22, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. After her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage was destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she decided to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State - alone. She had no experience as a long-distance hiker, and the trail was little more than an idea: vague, outlandish, and full of promise. But it was a promise of piecing together a life that had come undone. Strayed faces rattlesnakes and bears, intense heat and record snowfalls, and both the beauty and intense loneliness of the trail.

Wild vividly captures the terrors and pleasures of forging ahead against all odds on a journey that maddened, strengthened, and ultimately healed her.

©2012 Cheryl Strayed (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Gripping. Inspiring!Felt like I was on the PCT too

Thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish. Having seen the movie, I was compelled to read/listen to the book and was even more inspired. The honesty and open way in which Cheryl has told her very personal story, is an inspiration in so many ways. I am still amazed she did this journey alone AND at such a young age! What a courageous women she was/is and I'm so thrilled her story is out there now for us all to enjoy and be part of. I admit I was a tad saddened when my listening journey came to an end as I had enjoyed it so much.

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Refreshing, humbling, thought provoking and inspiring. As I'm sure it has been the source of insight needed for many before, this book has inspired me to set off on my own adventure. Such an incredibly powerful book. All women and men alike should read/ listen to.

Enjoyable read

I enjoyed the book from start to finish because I have done long distance hiking myself. The narrator was good.

I'm glad I listened to it

If you could sum up Wild in three words, what would they be?

Genuine, interesting, touching

What other book might you compare Wild to and why?

Into the wild

Have you listened to any of Laurel Lefkow’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Seamless

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When she and her brother have to shoot her dead mothers horse

Any additional comments?

Recommended

A fulfilling read - without being fluffy

I enjoyed Wild much more than i had anticipated. Always down to earth, Strayed kept me engaged from beginning to end (and the narration is en point).

The perfect heroine

I read the book before watching the movie, couldn’t be more grateful. The book is simply beautiful and Cheryl the perfect heroine: honest and imperfect.

Wild and free

This story is beautiful, transformative, adventurous, relatable and so well told. The narration made the story so immersive, with full scale emotion and joy conveyed right to my ears. Fantastic. My favorite audiobook so far.

great read

I enjoyed this book so much. I felt like I was with her on the trail.

Brave women!

Despite her unprepared nativity, she reached deep into herself, to complete this trail with spectacular determination.

Good journey story. Not for the faint hearted.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes I would, but with a few warnings. I liked the journey part of the story. However I felt there was quite a bit of dysfunctional grieving, explicit references to sex, and a terrible story about killing a horse that I could not listen to.

If you’ve listened to books by Cheryl Strayed before, how does this one compare?

I've not read any of her other books.

Which scene was your favorite?

I enjoyed her stories of other hikers along the trail.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

A few laughs here and there. Definitely cried! Was pretty traumatised by the horse story, I had to skip ahead.