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hjb_128's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Cancer
madflatt's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Dementia
cgalloway's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
carijacqueline's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
itsgnat's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Pregnancy
sierra_n's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
kkpines's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Minor: Domestic abuse and Cultural appropriation
sec892's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
bashsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Westover has a vivid and transporting sense of description, and Whelan reads her words with a measured and flowing cadance (although I could do without her attempts at Idaho accents and masculine tones when reading dialogue). Westover is also extremely cognizant of the core of memoir - that it is one person's truth, and that one person's truth has power. Add that to how it demonstrates the highly political nature of education, and of course Westover has a captivating book.
That said, I feel part of the appeal for a lot of people is the shock of Westover's upbringing and a certain desire to gawk. This gawking desire draws lots of people to memoirs, but Educated is especially primed for it. I have to wonder how others are engaging with it - hopefully more than on a 'damn, that was crazy' level.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Cancer
pandemonicbaby's review against another edition
5.0
This book is such a marvelous, deeply interesting exploration of the power of education, of the meaning of family, of struggling with abuse and still being able to forge an identity for yourself afterward. Her path towards education is also a path towards being able to think for herself, instead of being told what to think by others. This might be the strongest, most powerful message woven in between the threads of this memoir, an ode to finding yourself through education.
So much nuance, so many tiny little intricacies present in the text show that Tara Westover truly is a historian -- that she's able to see the many different versions of a story and present them to the reader, making them reflect upon the significance and meaning of each unique account. "[...] nothing final can be known", as she quotes John Stuart Mill.
I feel like I'm going to reread this soon, just so I can underline the passages in this book that are so powerful they would make anyone stop reading just to reflect upon them. I shouldn't have been scared of underlining this book, gosh!! I gotta start being more willing to do that, whenever I think it might be important to me.
All in all, wonderful book. Marvelously crafted, beautiful writing, moving and powerful message. I cried reading this. I think it will stay with me forever.
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Genocide, Miscarriage, Racism, Vomit, and Mass/school shootings