Reviews tagging 'Death'

Educated by Tara Westover

112 reviews

futuredocmartin's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Car accident, Blood, Mental illness, and Child abuse

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Death, Animal death, Religious bigotry, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Racial slurs

marissasa's review

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

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

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Violence, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Medical content, Emotional abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Cursing, Racism, Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, War, and Racial slurs

Minor: Cancer and Panic attacks/disorders

rsagarin's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Blood, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Ableism, Animal death, Classism, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity

kayleighpie's review against another edition

informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

An interesting memoir! I feel compassion for Tara Westover and I'm also incredibly happy for her. I hope she's living a fun relaxing life now. I definitely don't know because I haven't looked it up and I don't know if I ever will. This glimpse into her life and where she was at by the end feels like enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Car accident, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Antisemitism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, and Death

sunmateo's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Car accident, Antisemitism, Death, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

sarahnella's review against another edition

dark informative tense medium-paced

4.5

Tough listen but such an important topic. First party character, driven telling the story of a woman, slowly realizing what her life means.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Cursing, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Child death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Antisemitism, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Religious bigotry, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Torture, Cancer, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexism

mothstrand's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Blood, Bullying, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Animal death, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Death, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, and Antisemitism

scoobygirl93's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Gore, Grief, Violence, Xenophobia, Chronic illness, Cursing, Abandonment, Ableism, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racism, Stalking, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Sexism