tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post8560745329172698076..comments2024-03-26T09:01:16.368-07:00Comments on I Hate Cheryl Strayed: Tiny Beautiful Things: The TeaserCalifohioanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663315815873691593noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-8041162620480169702015-03-26T16:38:28.850-07:002015-03-26T16:38:28.850-07:00I should just retire and let you fine people take ...I should just retire and let you fine people take over.Califohioanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663315815873691593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-49747993970303013402015-03-26T11:02:39.703-07:002015-03-26T11:02:39.703-07:00Gutted: adj. disappointed and upset. Yes, Bad Cher...Gutted: adj. disappointed and upset. Yes, Bad Cheryl. I do believe I will have no choice but to allow myself to be gutted by your book. Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988362711344666377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-8850859974654708552015-03-24T07:43:16.030-07:002015-03-24T07:43:16.030-07:00I thought of that as I was writing my comment! Co...I thought of that as I was writing my comment! Consider it a contribution to humanity? A public service effort? Tara dShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18092583748244884493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-51299515746371663882015-03-24T04:07:41.770-07:002015-03-24T04:07:41.770-07:00It just means that you'll fit right in on here...It just means that you'll fit right in on here. Welcome, friend. I'm glad to know I saved you from wasting two hours of your life. Of course, I had to waste about 50 hours of my life on the goddamned movie, but I was able to amuse you, so... fair trade.Califohioanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663315815873691593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-68232413496766379442015-03-23T20:54:19.154-07:002015-03-23T20:54:19.154-07:00Okay, I have read this blog from start to finish, ...Okay, I have read this blog from start to finish, and now I'm disappointed that I've come to the last entry and there is no more to read... That is, until the chapter one review. I have laughed out loud so many times! And I'm not even a distance hiker, or really a hiker at all, for that matter. I have done some 45 to 60 minute hikes on occasion. So that doesn't really count. And I haven't read any of Ms. Strayed's fictional works, although I was thinking about seeing the movie before I came across this review, which has convinced me not to throw away two hours of my life on it. So even though I have no connection to hiking, or Cheryl Strayed, I'm thoroughly enjoying watching you rip her to shreds. Does this make me a little weird? Carry on, Califohioan! <br />Tara dShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18092583748244884493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-70840286000053848662015-03-23T18:50:13.139-07:002015-03-23T18:50:13.139-07:00Ahh, no - I wasn't thinking! Delete my comment...Ahh, no - I wasn't thinking! Delete my comment immediately! (Cheryl would... ;-) ) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04601233369589015476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-68622086332235912152015-03-23T18:37:13.539-07:002015-03-23T18:37:13.539-07:00Damnit, Horus, don't start writing the blog fo...Damnit, Horus, don't start writing the blog for me...snicker, snicker.<br /><br />So glad to have you along for the ride. I can tell already that we're going to enjoy one another.Califohioanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663315815873691593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-30857166661249400512015-03-23T17:34:04.594-07:002015-03-23T17:34:04.594-07:00Uhm... WTF is with the inner cover flap?
"L...Uhm... WTF is with the inner cover flap? <br /><br />"Let yourself be gutted. Let it open you. Start here..."<br /><br />That's not how books work, Cheryl. That is, unless you are advocating the use of successive paper cuts to help put someone out of their misery. :-(<br /><br />I thought this was a self help book? Since when is gutting one's self considered helpful? <br /><br />"Let yourself be gutted." Good lord - could we be a bit more melodramatic? You're brave, Califohioan! I couldn't do it. Good luck, sister! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04601233369589015476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-81125739728815753832015-03-23T17:32:46.003-07:002015-03-23T17:32:46.003-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04601233369589015476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-80222375692972959602015-03-23T14:02:08.936-07:002015-03-23T14:02:08.936-07:00dharvey-- thank you so much, truly, and welcome. ...dharvey-- thank you so much, truly, and welcome. Your comment made me smile. I appreciate your belief in me; I will try to avoid letting you down.Califohioanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663315815873691593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-20722355277202282732015-03-23T13:55:31.886-07:002015-03-23T13:55:31.886-07:00Thank you so much. You bring me joy. So I guess ...Thank you so much. You bring me joy. So I guess we're even.Califohioanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663315815873691593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-3030630734588111162015-03-23T13:52:47.819-07:002015-03-23T13:52:47.819-07:00YOU'RE THE BEST for enjoying this so much, Goo...YOU'RE THE BEST for enjoying this so much, Good Cheryl. I really mean it-- it brings me so much joy to know that I can make any bit (heh heh, *bit*) of a positive difference in someone's life. Thank you for letting me make you laugh.Califohioanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663315815873691593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-2457719181371428442015-03-23T13:50:53.800-07:002015-03-23T13:50:53.800-07:00Cindi, I love you.Cindi, I love you.Califohioanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663315815873691593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-85772475215493951562015-03-23T11:50:08.940-07:002015-03-23T11:50:08.940-07:00Isn't it amazing how the Cheryl devotees are s...Isn't it amazing how the Cheryl devotees are so quick to dismiss the critiques of backpackers by claiming that it isn't a backpacking book? Yet, it is on REI bookshelves, it has inspired people to go hike, and, as you mentioned, it is No. 1 in camping and hiking guides. AMAZING. In a bad way.Lauren Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730630623772087917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-53658192779371058812015-03-23T10:51:29.495-07:002015-03-23T10:51:29.495-07:00I think finding this blog (I found it the same way...I think finding this blog (I found it the same way you did) is the best thing to happen to me in 2015! Cindi Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645057719444293726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-77817217511684637512015-03-23T10:49:02.167-07:002015-03-23T10:49:02.167-07:00I am so happy that you're starting this NOW! ...I am so happy that you're starting this NOW! We won't have long to wait!!! Good Cheryl is right^. You are bringing joy to the world (all the boys & girls) and getting stronger & stronger! I empathize with you about buying it. Sometimes the BN people DO talk to you about what you're buying. I bought a Montreal guidebook when I was planning a trip there and the sales clerk-guy told me he used to go to Montreal all the time when he lived in Vermont. I got some good tips from him on things to do, so that was good. I can just imagine some giddy sales-girl blabbing on & on, commenting like those idiots on Cheryl-Cheese's FB page,<br /><br />Erin, even what you wrote about your trip to BN to buy this book is entertaining as hell! You've got a gift.Cindi Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645057719444293726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-58084544491164942312015-03-22T21:48:42.179-07:002015-03-22T21:48:42.179-07:00God damn, I love you so hard. I can't wait for...God damn, I love you so hard. I can't wait for you to start reviewing it!<br /><br />Just remember that your pain makes us giggle and giggle and giggle. And pain is merely weakness leaving the body. And what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. And blah blah blah trite trite blah. <br /><br />You're the best!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04813174366573578844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-49542148646418429302015-03-22T20:46:51.585-07:002015-03-22T20:46:51.585-07:00Hi ! I just found your blog, after googling for &q...Hi ! I just found your blog, after googling for "Critiques of Cheryl Strayed." That book was so disappointing -- and so obviously embellished by details that appear to be fabricated. (Can't believe that book is the # 1 best seller in the category of "Trail Guides and Hiking".) Anyhow, I love your blog ! You're a great writer, and you work is very funny, as well as poignant. You're very talented. I read most of your posts, and I think it's wonderful that you're planning a hiking journey on the ADT next year ! I am hoping that you will consider writing a book about it. You have wonderful writing skills. <br />Thanks for your account of your trip to B and N -- that was hilarious. Looking forward to your review of "Tiny Beautiful Things." Best wishes to you. dharveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191695144050309751noreply@blogger.com