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Cheryl StrayedWild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2012A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Further Reading & Resources
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.
Other Relevant Media Resources
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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