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Triggers: Familial abuse, animal abuse, misogyny, mental illness
What an incredible memoir! It didn’t even read like a memoir, but like a work of fiction. I love the point of view of a girl who took every word her Dad said as gospel (literally & figuratively) but through experience and education (not just through school), she began to think for herself and to question all that had been ingrained in her throughout her youth. It’s hard to say “I love them, but what they are doing or saying isn’t en ...more
What an incredible memoir! It didn’t even read like a memoir, but like a work of fiction. I love the point of view of a girl who took every word her Dad said as gospel (literally & figuratively) but through experience and education (not just through school), she began to think for herself and to question all that had been ingrained in her throughout her youth. It’s hard to say “I love them, but what they are doing or saying isn’t en ...more
This book was in turns fascinating and cringe-inducing. It is understandable that some readers have trouble believing this story, as the events described seem right out of a Dickens novel and invoked other novels that turned out to be fabrications (A Million Little Pieces comes to mind). Yet the author is careful to document conversations that are reconstructions and questions her own memory and perceptions.
It is remarkable that Tara Westover was able to break free and acquire an education, yet ...more
It is remarkable that Tara Westover was able to break free and acquire an education, yet ...more
A thoughtful, brutally honest memoir of her "education" in the mountains of Idaho. Loved the style of sharing different versions from her family members regarding events as well as what she recalled personally. Kudos to Westover's family, friends and professors for encouraging her to consider college, course work beyond her own imgaination.
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