A Goodreads user asked this question about The Glass Castle:
why is it named a glass castle anyways? it doesnt have anything to do with the book! now i get what the saying "dont judge a book by its cover" means!
Ivanna Domanskaya I think this is called the glass castle because the dad made a promise to build a big castle completely made out of glass, and when years past by, it …moreI think this is called the glass castle because the dad made a promise to build a big castle completely made out of glass, and when years past by, it never was built but he was still able to make his family believe he would.(less)
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