Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Educated by Tara Westover

912 reviews

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

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

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

cgalloway's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

jvanwyen's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Gaslighting

ryann_2000's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, and Child abuse

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

jessloveslit's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

3.0

A woman's story of educational triumph after a childhood of abuse. I don't know what I was expecting differently.

Why do we as a society keep being fascinated by these stories?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse