Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Educated by Tara Westover

82 reviews

mme_carton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Genocide and Dementia

lilawsahar's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.75

The last 75 percent of the book is what's going to stick with me for a long time.

Her brother had physically abused her as a child and adult. Her father took her brother's side and would not believe her experience without proof. (Her father also suffers from some sort of mental illness, which made him paranoid.) Not only that, but her mother, who had been too close to her father's sickness for too long, buried the truth instead of taking her daughter's side. That is horrifying. Then her sister had to recant her history of abuse from her brother to be accepted back into the family. It hurts so much that a family would hide one sibling's actions of trauma and neglect the one who was hurt by their actions. 

It hit way too close to home. I also related to her coping mechanisms of binge watching tv shows and trying to brainwash yourself into believing you can be who they want you to be.

She grew up without a proper primary education (preschool to high school). And the rest of her life she thrived to learn what she wasn't bestowed, which made her an outcast to her family. I am happy that she has made a new family to recover the one she had lost. But it sucks that she was the only one shunned for receiving one when her two brothers had also received an education. I'm glad they stood by her side though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Body horror, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Cursing

adanesbit's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

cxrx's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

abyerman's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Car accident, Blood, Antisemitism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Ableism

sinnabeanz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Incredibly detailed, well written and definitely a book to get you thinking and grateful for your own upbringing. Reading this in my last year of high-school may have been one of the best decisions I've made, and I feel that this memoir is something that I will always remember as a favourite. There are many lessons and thoughts to be taken from this book, so glad my Uncle Grant decided to gift me this book last year, and I'm even happier to have read it this year specifically! Would  for sure recommend this book to nearly everyone, would suggest checking out the trigger warnings first though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, and War

Moderate: Death of parent

sienas_books's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Dementia, and Gaslighting

confusedmuse's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Antisemitism, Cancer, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Islamophobia, and Terminal illness

theengineerisreading's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

"Not knowing for certain, but refusing to give way to those who claim certainty, was a privilege I had never allowed myself. My life was narrated for me by others. Their voices were forceful, emphatic, absolute. It had never occurred to me that my voice might be as strong as theirs."

I had a tough time reading this book but it was just unputdownable. 

[Disclaimer: I'm not well-read in non-fiction so I'm not sure how to review this one] 

Starting this book without checking what it's about is entirely my fault. (Shoutout to TBTM crew for choosing this as February admin's pick!) However, as much as I want to highlight how hard it is to continue reading Tara Westover's anecdote as a survivalists' child, I'll be honest and say that this book is an essential read.

This book successfully narrated how hellish it is to grow up in an abusive family. Both the mental and physical abuse some of the Westover kids experienced while living in Buck's Peak is too much to handle; most of the time I instantly pause the audiobook because the narration is gut-wrenching. 

Aside from all the unsettling religious bigotry and torture Tara experienced from her dad, mom, and brother Shawn, this book showed the power of perseverance which inspired me in a way to go the extra mile and be like Tara. 

Overall, this is an equally challenging and reflective read. Definitely recommended! 

4.5stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

nerdybirdy101's review against another edition

3.0

This read was a bit disappointing because I was anticipating something else. I thought that this book was going to discuss the topic of education and make some great messages about the system as a whole. Instead, it was the author’s experience of not receiving an education as a child and fighting and struggling to attend college. It was interesting reading the author’s experience, but I felt like this memoir was more of a personal journey and the title was misleading. I do hope that the author is receiving therapy for the abuse they suffered growing up. For content warnings, there is child abuse, sibling abuse, and more but the abuse her family gave her when she was a child is the content warning that overly present. 

I gave this book 3 stars because it was interesting reading about the author’s experience and it was well-written, I just think it was mistitled and marketed. It should have focused more on how she modified her religious beliefs to her own. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Racism, and Mental illness