Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Educated by Tara Westover

69 reviews

somberlittleman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

One of the most important and infuriating memoirs I’ve ever read. If you want to know some of the worst and most pitiful depths homeschooling in America can reach, Educated displays them unflinchingly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Cancer

marissasa's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.0

This memoir is a testament to the author's strength and resilience, and the ways in which education and the way we are raised really shapes who people become. Although this story is often harrowing and tense, the author had a bit of an emotionless matter-of-fact writing style that made it such that I wanted to keep reading but I never felt truly moved or emotional. This style makes sense though as she speaks about the way she learned to not let it show that the trauma and abuse she experienced got to her and to not outwardly show her weakness. I do really admire the courage she found to live life on her own terms and to write this book without the support of most of her family members.

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Content Warnings

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

michellec9's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Car accident, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Violence, Sexism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Gore, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racial slurs, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Gun violence

Minor: Animal death and Excrement

emilyrollande's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Physical abuse

Minor: Cancer and Cursing

nessynoname's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

Absolutely harrowing. I'm floored. The terrifying lows this woman has experienced and the peaks which she has climbed in spite of it. Stunning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gore, Medical trauma, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexism, Car accident, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Antisemitism

alisonannk's review

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Racism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Confinement, Classism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer and Dementia

erinemily97's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Cursing, Gore, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Car accident, and Domestic abuse

redefiningrachel's review

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Violence, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Medical content, Emotional abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Cursing, Racism, Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, War, and Racial slurs

Minor: Cancer and Panic attacks/disorders

rsagarin's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Blood, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Ableism, Animal death, Classism, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity

kayleighpie's review against another edition

informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

An interesting memoir! I feel compassion for Tara Westover and I'm also incredibly happy for her. I hope she's living a fun relaxing life now. I definitely don't know because I haven't looked it up and I don't know if I ever will. This glimpse into her life and where she was at by the end feels like enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Car accident, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Antisemitism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, and Death