tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post1504473453092742859..comments2024-03-25T08:06:20.334-07:00Comments on Coastal Horizons... <i>books, beaches, and backroad adventures</i>: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest TrailLeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-19038392743760418962012-09-16T12:30:50.313-07:002012-09-16T12:30:50.313-07:00I think you'll like this one, Joy. There are a...I think you'll like this one, Joy. There are a few spots they feel a little slow, but overall it's a great audiobook.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-68918639478648167512012-09-15T12:57:51.576-07:002012-09-15T12:57:51.576-07:00I have the audiobook of this and I'm looking f...I have the audiobook of this and I'm looking forward to it. So glad to see you enjoyed it.Thoughts of Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572910467988997432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-32769599322606114902012-08-27T16:50:25.195-07:002012-08-27T16:50:25.195-07:00Trish (Love, Laughter and a Touch of Insanity) gav...Trish (Love, Laughter and a Touch of Insanity) gave it a 4/5 rating. Does that help? ;)Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-85644287582733274772012-08-27T14:42:39.997-07:002012-08-27T14:42:39.997-07:00I have a dilemma on my hands now. Two of my favori...I have a dilemma on my hands now. Two of my favorite bloggers have had totally different reactions to this book. One hated it and you really liked it....what to do?Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-86761980272625262452012-08-26T15:36:50.752-07:002012-08-26T15:36:50.752-07:00I felt the same as you, Nan, about Strayed's f...I felt the same as you, Nan, about Strayed's foolish decision to hike the trail without any prior experience. But I enjoyed the book and am glad she didn't require any "search & rescue" services.<br /><br />I think if my mother died when I was 25, I would have rented a beach house for a month and wallowed in my grief while walking along the shore every morning, afternoon and evening. Hiking the PCT wouldn't even enter my mind!Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-66022129635615769842012-08-26T15:32:11.231-07:002012-08-26T15:32:11.231-07:00I guess it's one that is getting a lot of mixe...I guess it's one that is getting a lot of mixed reviews. I think the author made some poor choices in her life, but she was quite young at the time of her hike and it sounds like she's gone on to lead a respectable and happy life as an adult.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-9676982519012150772012-08-26T15:29:57.278-07:002012-08-26T15:29:57.278-07:00I haven't read any reviews for this book, but ...I haven't read any reviews for this book, but will take a peek now that I'm finished with my review. Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-62656917773340547312012-08-26T08:46:05.905-07:002012-08-26T08:46:05.905-07:00I am SO not a camper, overnight hiker, or backpack...I am SO not a camper, overnight hiker, or backpacker. I'm like the Joni Mitchell song, 'I miss my clean white linen.' As I felt when I read Bryson's Appalachian Trail book, I was angry to read of her starting off as she did. I live in mountain country where fools like this need to be rescued because they don't know anything about what they're doing. They don't know it could be snowing at the top of a mountain when they've worn just a tee shirt. There's a lot of discussion about the money used to rescue people who don't plan, don't get information, and just go 'for a walk.' And then there are those who die. Not just a few. It's serious, serious business to climb or hike, and so upsetting when people have no notion of what it is about. <br />My mother died when I was 25, and this is the very last thing I would have done. Crying in the safety of my home is what I did (and still do).Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-23802149590429485992012-08-25T17:15:20.152-07:002012-08-25T17:15:20.152-07:00This has been on my list, I'm glad you liked i...This has been on my list, I'm glad you liked it.pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651944290195111894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-34723235400780417152012-08-25T16:00:19.878-07:002012-08-25T16:00:19.878-07:00The reviews of this book have been really mixed bu...The reviews of this book have been really mixed but I do love memoirs, so I'll probably give this one a try.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com