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The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

4 reviews

valmeac's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment

Minor: Physical abuse, Cancer, and Bullying

mini_'s review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Violence, Rape, and Cursing

Moderate: Racism, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Body shaming, and Car accident

veganecurrywurst's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

This was incredibly hard to read. I was constantly hoping that somehow things would change for the better, but it only got worse. I'm still in shock. How can parents be so irresponsible and downright abusive? In a way it was difficult for me to understand why Jeannette Walls still loved her parents so much, but the way she described them in the books makes them seem really fascinating in a twisted sense. She never sugarcoats how their parents and other adults (and the system) failed them, but it's also very clear that she loves her parents and that she has many good childhood memories. 
I'm glad that all of the Walls children seem to be doing good. I also hope that Dinitia Hewitt is okay. I only found one article online and it seemed that at the time the police in Welch didn't believe her and knowing the American judicial system I don't have much hope in her having received any justice or help.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, Addiction, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Racism, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Mental illness, Cancer, Child death, Miscarriage, and Forced institutionalization

alomie's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

The story of a hard childhood.
This book took me a few evenings to read and I could not put it down. 
It was shocking and sad but also a story of hope that no matter how bad things are you can get out and you can change the cycle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, Self harm, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Grief, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Cancer, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, and Addiction