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At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother’s death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life. With no experience or training, driven only by blind will, she would hike more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State —... more
At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother’s death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life. With no experience or training, driven only by blind will, she would hike more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State —... more
Reviews and Recommendations
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Emma Watson Recommends this book
Nancy Goldstone I found the narrative honest and riveting. The author used the journey through the hiking trail to work out her problems. (Source)
Rankings by Category
Wild is ranked in the following categories:
- #45 in Addiction
- #40 in Adventure
- #33 in Anthology
- #17 in Assertiveness
- #72 in Audio
- #62 in Author
- #18 in Autobiography
- #77 in Awarded
- #68 in Bestseller
- #35 in Bibliography
- #35 in Biography
- #26 in Book Club
- #13 in Buzzfeed
- #3 in California
- #1 in Camping
- #14 in Courage
- #77 in Death
- #2 in Divorce
- #40 in Doctor
- #58 in Documentaries
- #84 in Environment
- #34 in Exploration
- #89 in Factual
- #33 in Finding Yourself
- #5 in Grief
- #4 in Healing
- #75 in Information
- #59 in Inspiration
- #33 in Inspiring
- #87 in Kindle
- #100 in Life
- #77 in Life Lessons
- #8 in Memoir
- #63 in Mom
- #95 in Movie
- #91 in Movies
- #45 in NPR
- #3 in National Parks
- #9 in Nature
- #30 in New York Times Bestseller
- #37 in Nonfiction
- #69 in Nook
- #13 in Oprah
- #99 in Popular
- #68 in Quest
- #27 in Raw
- #19 in Real Life
- #92 in Recent
- #40 in Recovery
- #42 in Resilience
- #14 in Self Discovery
- #42 in Self-Love
- #78 in Soul
- #84 in Sports
- #17 in Strong Women
- #41 in Survival
- #3 in Travel
- #4 in Travelogue
- #17 in True Stories
- #22 in True Story
- #27 in Vacation
- #27 in Victoria
- #1 in Walking
- #24 in Women
- #32 in Writers
- #78 in Writing
- #9 in Writing Skills