Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Educated by Tara Westover

510 reviews

laurajordensharris's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Death, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Animal death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Antisemitism, Body shaming, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Grief, Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Cursing, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment

oproy's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

Wow, I’m floored. I didn’t want to stop reading. This was a harrowing and inspiring tale of a young woman who had every possible obstacle thrown her way and still was able to overcome them, all while navigating the feelings and thoughts that come with puberty and growing up. 
It was honest in a way that made you love and at the same time hate each person she wrote about. Honestly one of the best books I’ve ever read, highly recommend.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Blood, Cancer, Misogyny, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

idkimoutofideas's review against another edition

challenging inspiring sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Classism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Violence, Antisemitism, Car accident, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Alcohol, Medical content, Animal death, Ableism, Gun violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

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

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

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

jziegler's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

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

lithene's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Violence, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse