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Una educación by Tara Westover

541 reviews

madison127's review against another edition

4.5

informative medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting

livfeinstein's review against another edition

5.0

emotional inspiring sad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Genocide, Antisemitism

lorannbaugh's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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A poignant autobiography of Tara Westover’s life, from childhood to getting her PhD. This one is really inspiring and captivating. She catches a lot of nuance of living with complex childhood trauma and how difficult it can be to unbox. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

This book dives into a lot of really heavy topics with a moderate amount of detail in Tara’s retelling of her history. She does not withhold the grim facts, and it can be difficult to read or listen to if that is a sensitive trigger

kmwaller9's review against another edition

2.5

dark medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Racism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death

cherryfairy111's review against another edition

4.75

emotional inspiring slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death

nataliecoyne's review against another edition

4.75

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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This was a really impactful memoir. I don't know why I had a hard time getting started on reading this, I read 13 pages Sunday, then nothing on Monday or Tuesday. But once I got really started on Wednesday, I couldn't put it down! I finished most of it all on Wednesday, then only had 28 pages left to go today (Thursday). Definitely feel more educated (no pun intended) after reading this and I'd definitely recommend it to others. I just marked it as 4.75 stars instead of a full 5 stars because there had to have been some reason why I struggled with the beginning, even if I'm not really sure what that reason why.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Genocide, Miscarriage, Racism, Slavery, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Dementia, Murder

bqhelton's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

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I have love and admiration for Tara. She shares her truth with honesty and grace. Her resilience, growth, and spirit of forgiveness are very inspiring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail

aduqu's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

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I expected this book to be about the importance of education - I didn't expect it to be such an insightful look at dysfunctional families and the way they fracture.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who grew up in a household with a severely mentally ill parent or strict religious upbringing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Blood, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death

bianca_torrente's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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Educated is a breathtaking memoir that left me both heartbroken and deeply inspired. Tara Westover's journey from a survivalist, isolated childhood in rural Idaho to earning a PhD from Cambridge is nothing short of extraordinary. Her writing is honest, raw, and poetic—capturing the complexity of family, identity, and the transformative power of education. This book challenged my perspective on resilience and self-discovery. It’s a story that lingers long after the final page. I firmly believe anyone, regardless of their walk of life, can learn from Westover’s experiences as she teaches us how our identities are not defined by those who came before us, and change is possible with fight and determination. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death

rachelmiserlian's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Extremely well written. Maybe the most infuriating, maddening, and deeply saddening family situation to read about ever - credit to the author for not sugar coating the complexities and inconsistencies of her story/family or the current state of her relationship with them in the interest of creating a happier or more hopeful story. Expected the book to be a story of getting an education against all odds but this is really a story about family and trauma. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Medical content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Dementia