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The Other American Dream

American (And the art of getting over it) by Luke Healy

March 24, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

American (And the art of getting over it) by Luke Healy can be slow in a few places. A few times I was feeling as if I was hiking a long, hot and sometimes repetitious trail. But overall the novel-graphic novel memoir is an interesting look at another American Dream. Luke grew up in Ireland with a tight family, quirky and during a time when many young Irish people were leaving Ireland for work in other places. And he had a dream. A dream to […]

A Wilderness Trek into Self-Discovery

July 29, 2015 by Valyruh Leave a Comment

This book is a touching personal memoir with profound lessons for some among us. Cheryl became a lost soul when her mother died at an early age and her family disintegrated. Even Cheryl’s loving husband couldn’t save her from self-destructing as she plunged into heroin addiction and sexual escapades to escape from her pain. That is when the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) unexpectedly called her name, and set her on a grueling path to self-knowledge. The PCT is a west coast hiking trail that […]

Getting lost, going wild, finding yourself.

July 2, 2015 by bonnie 3 Comments

One of my students read Cheryl Strayed’s Wild for her book review and oral report this last spring and raved about it. I’ve had several friends recommend it to me, and I just haven’t gotten around to it yet. I thought that summer vacation would be an excellent time to finally break into Wild. I’m honestly really sad that I didn’t read it a lot sooner. When Wild opens, a 26-year-old Cheryl Strayed is in the process of losing her boots while in the middle […]

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