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Wild
- Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Women
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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.
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- Luke
- 30-01-2015
Up there with into the wild.
Enjoyed this one immensely. For me it was up there with into the wild another book I loved the spirit of. I thought the performance matched the quality of the story and I can't wait to see the movie.
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- Lorraine Sorensen
- 31-03-2015
Wow!
Beautiful and sad and exciting and gut-wrenching. A story that will stay with me. So glad to have read this.
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- Graeme
- 31-03-2015
like a caterpillar surviving to become a butterfly
a great adventure trailing from sorrow and leading through mountains and deserts to one's self.
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- Belinda A. Booth
- 26-03-2015
Enjoyable not
Enjoyable and mostly interesting story of this brave and capable woman's recovery from depression and almost wrecking her life. Occasionally became a bit too slow but then would bounce back. Excellently narrated with lots of emotion evident. Worth listening to.
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- Jessica Jacobs
- 23-03-2015
loved it
Loved every minute listening to this book. Narrator was outstanding. and captured the story beautifully.
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- nicolle
- 21-03-2015
Amazing
Written from truth, love and fear. Loved every second of this book.
Thank you for your courage, and openness. X
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- Olivia Dale
- 17-03-2015
fantastic!
loved this book. I downloaded it so I could read/listen to it before watched the movie and I wasn't disappointed.
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- Amiee
- 12-03-2015
Brilliant
This book more than met my expectations, it's every word spoke to me. I loved the honesty and openness and truly felt the emotion of the journey. I really enjoyed how the author tied her life stories into the story of the trail. This may be one of my new favourite books.
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- Kylie
- 10-03-2015
Something in all of us
A well read, easy listening non-fiction that will reach all of us on our own level. The raw truth and mental complexity of Cheryl is revealed in every chapter. A journey; a life; a lesson.
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- Rachel
- 05-03-2015
A great story, beautifully read.
I am so inspired to walk the wilderness. I felt connected to Sheryl often during the telling of this story. A cleverly told tale of life, love, relationships, all with the powerful trail narrative to hold it together.
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- Kim
- 06-01-2015
Very nice
It makes me feel like to hit the road right now. If you like traveling, very recommendable.
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- Sarah
- 28-05-2014
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.
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- Katie
- 24-10-2020
Everything makes sense now ...
I’m not entirely sure how many times I’ve cried during the listening to Wild. Beautifully written and I could relate to her in so many ways as I suspect so many of us can. Brutally honest, thought provoking and moving. Thank you Sheryl Strayed.
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- Marike
- 30-09-2020
Memorable
Strayed takes you through an incredible journey. Every scene is well written - your imagination has no blanks. The audio was clear and enjoyable. It's a book one wont want to pause.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-02-2020
fantastic book
very inspirational and touching. it's a transformative read where you kind of feel transformed by the end. It has inspired me to walk more often
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- Aruna
- 10-02-2019
I loved it. This was a story that I needed to hear at this juncture in my life.
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- Anita
- 31-01-2019
Brave women!
Despite her unprepared nativity, she reached deep into herself, to complete this trail with spectacular determination.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-06-2018
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.
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- Olivia
- 26-03-2018
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).
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- Heather
- 12-05-2017
great read
I enjoyed this book so much. I felt like I was with her on the trail.
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- Colin
- 30-01-2015
An Exceptional Story
I have to start this review by admitting that this book was a total impulse buy for me, based more on interest generated by the many posters on the London Underground promoting the spin-off film starring Reece Witherspoon. It has turned out to be one of the best audiobooks I’ve bought for years.
Following the death of her mother the author finds her life and her family unravelling, and to say she goes a tad off-the-rails would be an understatement. After a few years of this destructive freefall Cheryl decides she must make a change, and a chance encounter with a guide book on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) stirs her interest and she sets about planning a solo hike that will take her over 3 months, and hopefully enable her to move on from her recent traumas.
And you are there at every step, practically walking alongside the author as she talks of the events that led her to be here, a woman alone in the wilderness, miles away from anywhere or anybody. She talks of her childhood, her family’s early struggles, her violent and unstable biological father and, after he had left them, the loving, caring man who became her step-father. The book does a first-class job of being able to talk aloud about the past whilst keeping the listener in the present, with the sights, sounds and grandeur that such an epic trek would entail. You are right there with her at every turn of the trail, savouring every meal, dressing every blister, feeling palpable frustration at every wrong turn when the trail becomes overgrown or disappears altogether. But you will also smile warmly at the kindness of the people you will meet on the trail, their openness and generosity toward a perfect stranger.
Recognition must also go to narrator Laurel Lefkow who does a first-class job; energetic and always engaging, she brings the whole story to life.
At the time of writing I’m still only midway through the second-half of the book, but am totally hooked, and look forward to my daily commute just so I can pull on the headphones and continue my hike through the woods.
An exceptional book, and very highly recommended.
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- DEBORAH
- 11-04-2015
An Inspiration
Great narrator, the whole thing made me feel like I was Sheryl, I couldn't stop listening, just wanted to know what happened next!
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- K. Sewell
- 10-06-2019
Our yearning for adventure
My guess is that this story touches many readers' yearning to toss off their shackles, their troubled relationships and their possessions and just set off into the void for the great unknown.
Personally I didn't think this particular story was that remarkable. Brave yes, entertaining in places, but also dragging on.
Many a humble woman has made incredible journeys, the stories which make you sit at the edge of your seat from first page to last. For example little known Helen Thayer, the first woman to trek solo to the Magnetic North Pole at the age of 50. Her hair raising encounters with hungry polar bears, the loss of her food and fuel in a vicious storm, the arctic temperatures of -50, pulling all her gear on a sled... with no back-up. She wrote about her 27 day adventure in Polar Dream. Later she crossed the Gobi Desert, another amazing adventure. Or sailor Ellen McArthur who holds the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe, sleeping only 20 minutes at a time over 71 days, and looking death in the face many times over.
Personally, I have my own: I hitchhiked around SouthAmerica as a 19 year old, a journey that took a year, with some pretty wild and dangerous adventures along the way, especially staying with primitive Amazonian Indians, and finding myself in Chile at the moment of Pinochet bloody coup.
I don't knock Cheryl's courage, but it is perhaps her skill as a writer that makes this book so popular, more than the actually feat of her trek.
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- Lock
- 05-02-2015
Brilliant
Very good, written well. always wanted to know what happened next. Made you think if you could do a similar project it took a lot of guts to take on such a dangerous journey
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- M Davis
- 28-03-2015
wow
or inspiring story by what it seems a strong independent woman loved it amazing I 100% recommend it. just amazing
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- Purpleoak
- 10-08-2014
Amazing story
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I love many aspects of this book - the independence to strike out on her own. Her pure honesty of her feelings and emotions through out. The rawness of her experience.
What I found difficult to listen to was the level of pain she has felt through the tough parts in her life. I found it really difficult to listen to in parts, tears rolling down my face - this experience in some ways overwelmed the rest of the story.
Worth a listen and maybe bypass the really gritty bits if you like me don't want to fall asleep crying!!
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- Graham
- 13-05-2019
Excellently written and narration perfect.
The author being a writer and a traveller second is always the preferable attributes for a travel book. This is the case here - with the book being a great combination of travel journalism and self analysis/improvement.
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- P D
- 10-07-2013
Gutsy and feminine, hart worming tale
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Just what I have dreamt I would like to do.
What other book might you compare Wild to, and why?
The Way
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
no
Any additional comments?
Loved the no nonsense way she came to terms with life and the way it was written,
9 people found this helpful
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- surfersky
- 26-09-2015
Awesome Listen
What did you like most about Wild?
Following her story, the ups and the downs, the funny mistakes she makes and the way she describes how she goes through her ordeals is captivating
What did you like best about this story?
The journey. I felt like I was on the journey with her and felt more determined in my own life too.
What about Laurel Lefkow’s performance did you like?
I LOVED her read. I thought she was absolutely spot on. Best narrarator I have heard.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No, its not like that. For me it was a journey I wanted to take over time, the same as the character. I found it relaxing and listen at bedtime.
Any additional comments?
The way she describes her ordeal with the passing of her mother at the start of the book it actually amazing. I normally dont want to read about grief. But she drew me in and I felt every inch of loss for her. It was fascinating and incredible. So well written. And the pace of it was awesome too from the narrator. It was so well written and read.
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- Diana
- 03-08-2015
Utterly fabulous
I laughed, I cried, I took a days holiday to finish it, completely wonderful. If you are listening to it on the beach don't forget the tissues
3 people found this helpful
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