Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Educated by Tara Westover

72 reviews

sierra_n's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Cursing, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Car accident, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Adult/minor relationship

sierrabowers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I loved this memoir. It reminded me of A Little Life, but the story was from a real person. It made me sad but also greatly aware of how religious trauma can affect a person or brainwash the masses. Education is not only a right but it is essential to those who only have access to information that is censored and warped. I would highly recommend to everyone!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abandonment, Addiction, Gaslighting, Gore, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Vomit, and Racism

insideunder's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism

Moderate: Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cancer, Medical content, Body shaming, Classism, and Death of parent

somberlittleman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

One of the most important and infuriating memoirs I’ve ever read. If you want to know some of the worst and most pitiful depths homeschooling in America can reach, Educated displays them unflinchingly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Cancer

marissasa's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.0

This memoir is a testament to the author's strength and resilience, and the ways in which education and the way we are raised really shapes who people become. Although this story is often harrowing and tense, the author had a bit of an emotionless matter-of-fact writing style that made it such that I wanted to keep reading but I never felt truly moved or emotional. This style makes sense though as she speaks about the way she learned to not let it show that the trauma and abuse she experienced got to her and to not outwardly show her weakness. I do really admire the courage she found to live life on her own terms and to write this book without the support of most of her family members.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cursing, Bullying, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Violence, Animal death, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Medical content, and Mental illness

michellec9's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Car accident, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Violence, Sexism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Gore, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racial slurs, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Gun violence

Minor: Animal death and Excrement

emilyrollande's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Physical abuse

Minor: Cancer and Cursing

nessynoname's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

Absolutely harrowing. I'm floored. The terrifying lows this woman has experienced and the peaks which she has climbed in spite of it. Stunning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gore, Medical trauma, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexism, Car accident, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Antisemitism

alisonannk's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Racism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Confinement, Classism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer and Dementia

erinemily97's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Cursing, Gore, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Car accident, and Domestic abuse