Kris answers “Couldn't put it down, I nearly finished...”

Noelyn asked this question about Educated:

Couldn't put it down, I nearly finished the entire book in one sitting. But I'm curious, does anyone know how it compares to The Liar's Club and The Glass Castle? (I'm wondering if I'm amazed at this memoir solely because I haven't read anything similar to this before, and that if I had read those two books prior to this, I wouldn't have been as mesmerised by Educated.)

Kris While I enjoyed "The Glass Castle," I do feel that "Educated" is a cut above. Very similar protagonists, for sure -- incredibly bright women who were …moreWhile I enjoyed "The Glass Castle," I do feel that "Educated" is a cut above. Very similar protagonists, for sure -- incredibly bright women who were achievers. But I think that the woman who wrote The Glass Castle was more of an attention seeker, more of the type of person who needed to prove how much she had risen above her family background (which surprisingly had a darker thread of abuse than Tara Westover's). I saw Jeannette Walls speak at a speaker's series, and was dynamic and interesting and pretty impressed with herself. I feel that Tara was more humble in the telling of her story.(less)

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