McNally Jackson Bookmongers

June 1, 2012

"I think I could have handled the rattlesnake. I could have handled the bear. I would have been afraid, but I could have even handled men on the trail, if they hadn’t bothered me. I would have been psychologically damaged forever—and I don’t say that lightly—but I would still need to be cared for because I would become a babbling crazy person if I’d felt the little black frogs."

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Oprah on one of her favorite passages of Wild.

OMG. You guys. Oprah basically is tumbling her favorite quotes from Cheryl Strayed’s book. OPRAH RESTARTED HER BOOK CLUB FOR CHERYL STRAYED. I watched that video and literally got goosebumps all over my body. I’m not sure why. I know it’s fucking Oprah and she is choosing this memoir of a white lady’s journey to enlightenment and it’s not all that revolutionary, is it? But still! She chose Sugar! She chose our person we love! Can you imagine what Knopf did? Probably shat themselves. And Cheryl Strayed — can you imagine?!?!!?! Guhhhh. It’s so strange. I love this book so much! And I’m sorry but I LOVE OPRAH. THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY.

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We concur, and not just about the amount of poop coating the underthings of the folks at Knopf—probably at least a tablespoonful, right? which is weird because they may have known before now so you’d think they’d have time to clean up since then—but also about how great this book is and how excited we are for Cheryl Strayed, who is inspiring, a wonderful writer, and maybe now, deservedly, a star.

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