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Sounds interesting.

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Cannot wait to read this! Thx for the recommendation, Will!!

Thank you, Jewels. You are in for a fascinating read.

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Thanks, Jakwom. I am very fortunate in not getting stuck reading many clunkers.

Will, a fantastic review. I felt much the same way as you did . I’ve read several reviews recently where people gave doubted the veracity of the book but throughout the book , I never did . I also thought about victims of domestic abuse and their denial.

Read snippets of the NPR interview and was interested. Your review clinches it for me. Thanks for another good one!

Wonderful review, Will!

Angela M wrote: "Will, a fantastic review. I felt much the same way as you did . I’ve read several reviews recently where people gave doubted the veracity of the book but throughout the book , I never did . I also ..."
Thanks, Angela. Like you, I never felt discomfort with the author's veracity, something I have felt when reading other memoir tales. The denial element really jumped out at me, held me down, insisted I deserved to be mistreated, then insisted it had never happened.

Laura wrote: "Read snippets of the NPR interview and was interested. Your review clinches it for me. Thanks for another good one!"
Thanks, Laura. The NPR interview was outstanding.

Paula wrote: "Wonderful review, Will!"
Thanks, Paula

i had many of the same thoughts & feelings reading this, will. the terrible injuries & accidents that many of them suffered made me crazy. thinking about her mom suffering for months with a brain injury was horrifying. i'm so glad she was able to make a better life for herself. i'm just sorry it was at such a cost. loved your review.

Thanks, Elizabeth. It is quite a remarkable tale.

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i need to read this book

Wow: for every Tara Westover, how many Timothy McVeighs must there be? She's the one that got away.

The McVeighs of this world have a way of making themselves known to us. I expect most of the Tara Westovers remain little seen. Also, Westover contends that in her father, it was the mental illness that used religion as a channel for expressing itself, not the other way around. While not enamored of the radical elements within the LDS, she offers a mostly positive perspective on her interactions with the mainstream LDS, including some people who were really lovely to and supportive of her.

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Marvelous review. Was it emotionally challenging to read?

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Brie Cheese wrote: "Marvelous review. Was it emotionally challenging to read?"
There is a definitely a bit of cringing entailed, for some severe injuries and the way they are handled, and for the intractable denial of abuse that Westover reports, among other things, but it is definitely worth the discomfort, as she finds her way past the challenges.

Muzhen-On-Kindle wrote: "Will,would you like to write a review for me?"
And deny you the satisfaction of writing your own?

This was a could not finish for me. Lovely review.

Thanks, Christine. Sorry to hear you could not get through it.

Great review. I think a must read. This would make an excellent gift to many of my teacher friends.

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Hi, Will. Your review has stimulated my interest in reading this. By now, you probably have become aware of Tyler's comments on amazon. I'm wondering whether this affects your reflections on the book. (I haven't sought for remarks from any of the other principals in the book.)

Actually, I had not seen Tyler's comments until you pointed them out. Interesting stuff. Thanks. It does not really alter my view of the book. Tara takes some pains to note that her recollections may be flawed, but that she presented the clearest picture of the events she could after having checked with others who may have been present, and does say that there were times when her recollection did not match that of others.

It is not entirely surprising that, while not enthusiastic about college as a place to learn about anything more than specific skill sets, Tyler reports his parents as being supportive of his educational ambitions. That fits in with the male-biased culture Tara describes.

Also, Tyler does not really offer anything that counters Tara's abuse at the hands of Shawn, or their parents' unwillingness to concede that she had been ill-treated.

What was enlightening was to learn that both parents had had at least some college time themselves.

The specifics of what branch of government Gene presumed would be coming for their guns seems mostly irrelevant. It was his paranoia that was at issue, not the details of his delusions.

Excellent review, Will, I'm so glad to see your review on this one. Like you, and Angela, I never doubted the veracity of this, I believe this is how she remembers it, and that it is her truth - if not *the* truth. What amazed me after reading her story was to find out how young she was when this was published.

Thanks, Cheri. Westover is quite impressive.

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Great review of an incredible book, Will! A favourite of mine. I saw the family’s ‘reviews’ on Amazon when I posted mine, but I have no doubt that her version of her life is probably pretty accurate. The others were older, and our position in the family makes a difference, I think.

I only saw the review by Tyler. Are there others?

Will wrote: "I only saw the review by Tyler. Are there others?"

What I decided to do was check the one-star reviews, and while I don’t recall names, it was pretty obvious they were either family or close friends of the family. Some really badly written. Interesting.

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PattyMacDotComma wrote: 'What I decided to do was check the one-star reviews, and while I don’t recall names, it was pretty obvious they were either family o..."

And what do you make of semi-literate reviews that are "really badly written"? BTW, I've got a bridge to sell you. Cheap!

Now, now. It is definitely a useful tactic for scouting out those who oppose a book to check the one-star vitriol. Sounds like it worked in this case.

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Don't know if you're on FB and have seen this live event with Tara. Made me want to read her book even more. https://www.facebook.com/PenguinRando...

I don't recall this one specifically, but I did see a bunch.