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Ricardo Rocha
Jan 02, 2020 rated it it was amazing
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In this book Tara Westover tells us her story, one difficult and unknown reality for many of us, she is after all a survivor of a dysfunctional family (full of violence, paranoia, religious fanaticism, etc). The way she struggled for knowledge is something that surprises the common mortal, it's impressive and unimaginative at the same time. Reading this book you can almost feel what she was feeling at times, especially at difficult moments, moments where she did have to make hard choices. Great ...more
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Jayesh Naithani
Mar 15, 2019 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
"This is Crazy!"

A memoir about a woman, who grew up in rural Idaho – in a Morman survivalist family, and her quest to get herself educated.

A survivalist is a person who has prepared to survive in the anarchy of an anticipated breakdown of society (Merriam-Webster). Tara Westover's childhood was spent on an Idaho farm, home schooled by racist survivalist parents. She was first exposed to a formal education system when at the age of 17 she set foot in a classroom.

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Montse
Dec 18, 2019 rated it it was amazing
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Wow! No esperaba esto, conocía la premisa del libro, pero lo que escuché superó mis expectativas por mucho. Me hizo reflexionar sobre los paradigmas con los que crecí, y los que le voy a transmitir a mi hija. Algunos los rompí, otros siguen rigiendo mi vida; los lentes a través de los que vemos a nuestros padres y nuestra familia son de amor, por lo que siempre vamos a querer justificar lo que pueda estar bien o mal en mayor y menor medida. Este libro me deja la gran enseñanza de que si bien pod ...more
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Juliet
Oct 14, 2019 rated it it was amazing
I was in no way ready for how good this would be.
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