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Wild

Cheryl Strayed

56 pages • 1 hour read

Cheryl Strayed

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2012

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  • Prologue and Part 1

  • Part 2

  • Part 3

  • Part 4

  • Part 5

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    Further Reading: Beyond Literature (Nonfiction)

    “Wild: A Journey from Lost to Found by Cheryl Strayed–Review” by Sara Wheeler (2013)

    The Guardian writer Sara Wheeler penned this book review for the publication’s “The Observer” series. Wheeler’s review portrays Wild as a cathartic journey that is both memoir and travel writing.

    “The Walking Cure: Talking to Cheryl Strayed About What Made Wild Work” by Katherine Schulz (2014)

    Schulz speaks with Strayed herself about the positive effects that her journey into the “wild” as depicted in the book had on Strayed’s life.

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    Wild directed by Jean-Marc Vallée (2014)

    This critically acclaimed film adaptation of Wild stars Reese Witherspoon, with Laura Dern and Thomas Sadoksi. Writer Nick Hornby (High Fidelity, About a Boy) adapted the screenplay from Strayed’s memoir. Both Witherspoon and Dern received Academy Award nominations for their roles.

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