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emilydehaven's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.0
terrym10's review against another edition
5.0
5-stars! This is a powerful book that was beautifully written. The family are both Mormon and preppers, but the book is about so much more than that. It’s really about narrow-mindedness and ignorance. Once Tara realized she should go to school her life became bigger. Her family dynamics were extreme, but she finally overcame them. I can’t wait to google her and see what has happened since this book came out! I will be recommending it forever.
jess_mango's review against another edition
4.0
This book counts towards the Reading Women 2019 Challenge task #17: A book from the 2018 Reading Women Award Shortlist
thepetitepunk's review against another edition
5.0
The basic idea behind Educated is similar to quite a few memoirs—a family that lives off the grid faces hardships and their morals are tested as the family falls apart.
Except Tara Westover’s sheer dedication and intelligence makes this memoir stand out amongst others. Perhaps it’s because I’m a total school nerd this book resonated with me. But regardless, Westover has an obvious talent for writing. Like all memoirs, the narrator’s reliability is reasonably questionable, but still, Westover’s ability to tell a story is fantastic.
Educated will make you realize why years and years of seemingly endless education is worth our time and hard work.
Except Tara Westover’s sheer dedication and intelligence makes this memoir stand out amongst others. Perhaps it’s because I’m a total school nerd this book resonated with me. But regardless, Westover has an obvious talent for writing. Like all memoirs, the narrator’s reliability is reasonably questionable, but still, Westover’s ability to tell a story is fantastic.
Educated will make you realize why years and years of seemingly endless education is worth our time and hard work.
dinasamimi's review against another edition
4.0
I can't put my finger on this book. It's a thrilling read that took me to a place beyond myself and my worldview. Both the subtle and overt familial threads (tugging and pulling, ripping and binding) and the echos of long unrecognized childhood trauma will resonate to all kinds of readers. The overlying plot is beautiful and stands on its own. My difficulty (my hope) is that there is truth to all the smaller, unthinkable moments of violence and agony (i.e. fatal car crashes that repeat themselves, a brother's unyielding violence, impaled body parts at the stock yard, a brother's leg aflame, eventually followed by a father's own blaze). A staggering memory would knock the wind out of me, to only be followed by countless others of equally agonizing proportions. I had read an article in the New Yorker about literary hoaxes just ahead of picking up this book, so that may have fomented this frustration in me. I picked up and put down the book over and over in quick succession...questioning, wondering: could this truly be real?
literally_parvani's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
elishareids's review against another edition
5.0
One of my favourites.
Im not really an autobiography/non fiction reader but this story was amazing, so wild and compelling I recommend everyone with an open mind to pick this up. It reads like fiction so you have to remind yourself its real life.
Life for some people is completely different to the ‘norm’ so reading this really opens your eyes. Her life was so sad but so inspiring.
Read the TW of this book before reading!
Im not really an autobiography/non fiction reader but this story was amazing, so wild and compelling I recommend everyone with an open mind to pick this up. It reads like fiction so you have to remind yourself its real life.
Life for some people is completely different to the ‘norm’ so reading this really opens your eyes. Her life was so sad but so inspiring.
Read the TW of this book before reading!