Wild - The journey

I read the book Wild by Cheryl Strayed about a year ago and watched the movie last night.  The story is about a womans journey to find herself along the 1,000 mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail. I really enjoyed the book, great sense of who she was and what she was dealing with. To have a failed marriage, betrayal, and the passing of her mother from cancer in a very short amount of time. Cherly's idea of solitude surrounded by the quiet and serene setting of nature itself was far from the truth. Despite all the trials and hardships, Cheryl endures mile after mile, day after day with more confidence and resolve to continue her journey. She meets other hikers who appreciate and admire her strength and drive, especially given she is tackling this hike alone. While the book gave a current perspective of her reflections, the movie provided great insight from her insights as a child on different memories, which I really liked. So many different issues to think about, how would you handle things, how you learn from past situations, how you find peace, resolve, and forgiveness. Reese Witherspoon did an amazing job, her range and adaptation for Cheryl's character was spot on.
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