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!
Cherrie McBurney I'm still reading it but there is a part in the book where the dad promises to build a glass castle. The foundation piers he puts together end up bein…moreI'm still reading it but there is a part in the book where the dad promises to build a glass castle. The foundation piers he puts together end up being a dumping area for accumulative trash, a fitting picture of ongoing dysfunction and broken promises. Such intelligence and creative talent with passion and unbelievable dysfunction and cruelty. Beautifully written. (less)
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by Jeannette Walls (Goodreads Author)
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