Educated in Around the World in 80 Books

Jan 05, 2019 Suzanne rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: memoir, 2019-reading-challenge

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May 12, 2018 Alisa rated it it was amazing

Non-fiction that reads like a novel. Tara Westover reveals an unforgettable tale of growing up with her five siblings and survivalist parents in rural Idaho. Her parents don't believe in public education
(or doctors, etc, for that matter), and the opening scene of the book begins with Westover watching from a distance as a school bus drives by their home. Not going to school is what defines her and isolates her from the rest of the community. How she begins to educate herself, despite so many ob ...more

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Apr 15, 2019 Cheryl rated it it was amazing

This story keeps you reading and the language keeps you entranced. Beautiful writing. At first I thought this was going to be about bad homeschooling and I didn't want to read it. It's not. It is a family story. A big, messed up family. They love, yell, abuse, support... It's also about nature, urban vs. wilderness, morals, values and growing up against all odds. It's hard to remember that this story is so recent but it is. Kudos to Tara Westover for sharing and for overcoming. ...more

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Jan 22, 2019 Georgia Carvalho rated it really liked it

I found Westover's writing gripping. It is hard to believe a childhood such as the one described in the book. As she said, the book is not about their religion or about poverty, it is about mental health. I feel sad that she, and at least two of her siblings, had to endure such physical abuse from an older brother and such lack of support/gaslighting and threats from their parents. I was glad for her and the two brothers who went on to become educated and explore the world beyond. ...more

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