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Sandra asked this question about Educated:

I saw mentioned that Tyler Westover has published a review of this book, giving it 5 stars and also excerpts of the letter he writes his parents. Can someone let me know where I can find this?

Luke Tyler's wife Stephanie has written a 1 star review of LaRee's book (discussed in previous comments), very insightful.

goodreads.com/book/show/55591397 …moreTyler's wife Stephanie has written a 1 star review of LaRee's book (discussed in previous comments), very insightful.

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Also, LaRee (Tara's mother) posted a promotional video on Youtube for her book which is (amazingly!) being marketed as a book for people who are struggling to homeschool their kids during the pandemic. She says she is an expert in this area as evidenced by "three of our children [going] on to obtain PhD’s in such fields as chemistry and mechanical engineering."

I have tried to be compassionate towards LaRee while reading Tara's book because I believe her to be as much a victim of her husband's strange beliefs as Tara and the rest of the family. But these recent developments are difficult to justify.

Firstly, it is completely absurd that she is trying to reinvent herself as a homeschooling expert. Also piggybacking Tara's book (LaRee's book is called Educating) for publicity, then to say my kids have science & engineering PhD's without acknowledging Tara's PhD in Intellectual History is absolutely absurd.

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