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The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

13 reviews

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

sophn13's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Addiction, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Racism and Medical content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Suicide

dbella191's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

Really interesting book that displayed conflicting emotions towards family and a different look at poverty in America. So many different emotions went through me while reading this, many happening at the same time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence