Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Educated by Tara Westover

526 reviews

kellymacbrown's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

2.75

It was meh. It was really just Tara Westover telling what happened in her life. Straight through narrative. This happened and then that happened. I can’t say I was super inspired by it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Animal death, Car accident, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

virgilius's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, and Religious bigotry

kirstieanya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Racism, Homophobia, Child abuse, Car accident, Racial slurs, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

micheller0se's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Car accident, Chronic illness, Gore, and Religious bigotry

pasupapare's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Animal death, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Pregnancy and Cancer

sareidle's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

An extremely moving book that I will be reflecting on for a long time. Tara's voice is strong throughout the memoir and tells a clear story about the trade-offs between family and education. As a student of history, I found her approach to intellectual history and historical narratives fascinating, as she knows firsthand how difficult and world-shattering it can be to "relearn" the past.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Car accident, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Violence, Sexism, and Mental illness

Moderate: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, and Blood

hjb_128's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Gore, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Medical content, Animal death, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Religious bigotry, Racism, Classism, Body horror, Car accident, Bullying, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Cancer

madflatt's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Child abuse, Racism, Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Dementia

ron1's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, and Car accident

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Racial slurs

kb_wight's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

I don't typically gravitate towards memoirs or non-fiction books, but I kept hearing people rave about this book so naturally I had to read it; and I am SO glad I did. 

Tara Westover's story is fascinating because it is so different than the norm. The book reads like a fiction, and I had to remind myself throughout the book that this was Tara's reality growing up and not just a story. 

It takes immense courage to tell your story, especially when your story is as difficult as Westover's. If you like stories where the main character finds themselves and pushes through adversity, this story is for you! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Animal death