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Incredible, darkly compelling read. Cringeworthy moments of childhood on the edge. People can definitely be forced to survive through a lot more than one would think possible.
And here it goes once again... Parenting should be a licenced occupation so that nopatently idiotic couples would torture their children with stupidity, negligence and overlooking their basic needs.
Yes, I know - a vastly exploited line for a dystopic society would follow shortly since such order of things would proba
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And here it goes once again... Parenting should be a licenced occupation so that no
The Glass Castle is a story of an unorthodox family finding their way in a turbulent time in America. A mother afraid to give up her dreams and join the ���establishment���, a father hopelessly addicted to alcohol, children left to fend for themselves with few role models to help them along the way and a non-supportive extended family tripping them up from time to time.
I found myself empathizing with the characters in this family without fully able to relate to any of them. Hearing the story of ...more
I found myself empathizing with the characters in this family without fully able to relate to any of them. Hearing the story of ...more
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