Pat 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.)

Pat I read The Glass Castle and Running With Scissors. At least one of the parents in each of these books suffered a mental illness. I believe that is a m…moreI read The Glass Castle and Running With Scissors. At least one of the parents in each of these books suffered a mental illness. I believe that is a major problem in our health care system as well as society. Part of the situation in these memoirs is the adults aversion to health care. In any case these stories as well as Hillbilly Elegy are true tales of survival. To me that is the reason they are so mesmerizing.(less)

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