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lil1inblue
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This was a surprisingly interesting read. I did really enjoy the journey. But I can tell I'm getting older, because I was worried about her the entire book. 😅

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Bookwormjillk
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Pickpick

This book about volunteer missing persons searchers and investigators on the PCT was fascinating. It was sobering, but so descriptive it made me want to head out west and hike.

PageShifter Sounds intriguing! 3mo
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Bookwormjillk
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Last day of #ForTheLoveofBooks Readathon. I read something this morning about how avocado toast is not a great for you breakfast so of course that‘s the only thing I could think about eating.

I thought I would finish this book yesterday but I still have 100 pages left. My plan is to finish before we leave for a hike in a couple of hours 🤞

TheSpineView Love Avocado toast. Enjoy your hike! 3mo
Lesliereadsalot Don‘t believe everything you read! Had avocado toast with feta cheese for breakfast once and it was delish. 3mo
AnnCrystal 😋🥑💝. 3mo
Bookwormjillk @Lesliereadsalot yeah I didn‘t really believe it. It just made me hungry 🤣 3mo
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Bookwormjillk
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Day 3 of the #ForTheLoveOfBooks Readathon. I brought out my fall mugs and I‘m celebrating with cake for breakfast. Hopefully I‘ll finish this book today.

AllDebooks 💚Stacked💚 3mo
Bookwormjillk @AllDebooks the book or the cake? Cause I did go a little wild with the whipped cream 😄 3mo
TheSpineView Cake! Yum! 🩵📖🍰 3mo
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OutsmartYourShelf I really want to read this book. It's on my Christmas list. 3mo
AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk both, obvs 😅🎂💚 3mo
SamAnne I like your style! 3mo
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Robotswithpersonality
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Mehso-so

What a ride. Emotional more than entertaining, not that a memoir sets out to entertain, but there are a number of moments that make it clear why someone saw how this could become a film - that I don't think I'll ever watch. The massive amount of hype surrounding this book means perhaps that it was doomed not to live up to overblown expectations. As I more often find with graphic novel style memoirs, I think this works best 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? as an exercise for the author, a necessary step in their journey, to have done the walk, to reflect back on the walk, and their earlier life.
Hard to quantify, but I'd guess this is an even split between flashing back to the moments that led her to the trail, and on trail experiences.
The truth is that while Strayed's unwise choices are different from my unwise choices, I really didn't enjoy listening to a person being lost in their 20s
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Robotswithpersonality 3/4 Maybe that's just the default state of being in that decade but it was kind of agonizing to find myself even at a remove, back in that kind of head space. I have to wonder how many truly wild moments are the result of poor planning on the part of an understably young, inexperienced, out of sorts person.
I definitely could have done without the extended horse euthanasia by gun scene.
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Robotswithpersonality 4/4 ⚠️death of a parent, drug use, injury, animal death, domestic abuse, misogyny 3mo
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Adventures_of_a_French_Reader
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Pickpick

Very interesting read about searching for missing people on the Pacific Crest Trail. Somewhat informative about the process, law enforcement, and what it entails in terms of man power, cost, and emotional up and downs.
This book puts forward the hard work by volunteers.
Can be repetitive at times, and hard to follow the different cases.

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Coffeymuse
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One well-worn boot on the cover of “Wild“. Still need to read this...so many books so little time!

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kspenmoll Great choice! 4mo
Eggs Excellent 🥾👌🏼 🤎 4mo
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Robotswithpersonality
Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home | Heather Anderson
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Mehso-so

Holy near-death experiences, Batman! Yes, you read that right, plural. As with any challenging, record-breaking trail hike, there are legendary moments recounted here. But there are so many more where I was just worried for this woman's physical and mental health. I sincerely hope she's happier now. ⚠️Fatphobia, body horror, body image/self image/esteem issues, discussion of calories, weight

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Kitta
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Pickpick

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Great short memoir about the death of her mother-in-law (only 31 pages). Cheryl Strayed writes beautifully. I was a huge Dear Sugar fan and it‘s been really interesting to get to know more about the person behind the column.

Got this as an Amazon short or something, possibly for free? We love free books!

kspenmoll Dine! Thanks! Free on kindle. 5mo
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Cortg
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After listening to this book last week, my library copy hold came in. I like seeing the pictures after listening and after flipping through the physical copy, I kinda wish I read it rather than listened in this case 😂