What should I read after Wild by Cheryl Strayed?

Loved “Wild” by Cheryl Strayed? Here’s What to Read Next

  • A Little More About Me by Pam Houston.
  • The Anthropology of Turquoise by Ellen Meloy.
  • If I Live Until Morning by Jean Muenchrath.
  • Wanderlust: A History of Walking by Rebecca Solnit.
  • Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
  • Pure Land by Annette McGivney.

What book is the movie Wild based on?

The movie is based on Strayed’s bestselling 2012 memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, which chronicles her 1,100-mile hike to shed her grief and atone for years of destructive behavior, which included heroin abuse.

What should I read if I like educated?

6 Must-Read Books If You Love EDUCATED

  • The Glass Castle. by Jeannette Walls.
  • Heartland. by Sarah Smarsh.
  • Southern Discomfort. by Tena Clark.
  • Estranged. by Jessica Berger Gross.
  • The Memory Palace. by Mira Bartok.
  • The Escape Artist. by Helen Fremont.

What to read if you loved wild?

10 Books Like Wild by Cheryl Strayed

  • Becoming Odyssa: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail by Jennifer Pharr Davis.
  • Walking the Amazon: 860 Days.
  • Love with a Chance of Drowning by Torre DeRoche.
  • Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer.
  • A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson.

How many miles a day did Cheryl Strayed walk?

Cheryl averaged 5-7 miles per day. Any hiking pace is fine, of course — but Cheryl’s experience was somewhat different from that of a thru hiker. Solo female hikers. Lots of women hike the PCT every year, many of them solo.

Where is Cheryl Strayed today?

Portland, Oregon
Strayed holds an MFA in fiction writing from Syracuse University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

How true is the book Educated?

Although “there’s a little germ of truth,” in “Educated,” the book falsely portrays the Westover family, Atkin said. “They are conservative, patriotic people. Tara says her father is a (Mormon) fundamentalist, which infers that he believes in polygamy. That’s certainly not the truth.

Is Educated easy to read?

Tara Westover’s Educated is brutal, compelling and tragic. It is not an easy read and her experiences have clearly left more than physical scars behind. It is clear that Westover is still coming to terms with the abuse she has been subjected to and and is still, at least to some extent, escaping it and its effect.

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