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Educated by Tara Westover

125 reviews

nightpath's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

I absolutely devoured this as an audiobook. Whelan is an excellent narrator and added so much to an already highly intense narrative. The book really doesn't speed up or slow down it just stays at 100% right until the end. 

Tara Westover is a truly talented writer, and clearly a deeply reflective person. To have spent so much of her life journaling to no end and learning at a steep cost to her wellbeing, it is amazing that this book even exists. 

There are few stories that allow you to see so clearly how much of a certain experience you have taken for granted, but this book takes you out of yourself entirely and shows you in absolute clarity what it is you have been given, simply by receiving an education. 

My only note is to trigger warn - the book is intense and graphic and it may not suit everyone!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Death of parent, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

paytonwaddell's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Animal death, Blood, Sexism, Mental illness, Car accident, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Child abuse

Moderate: Body shaming

lilianmathilda's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Violence, Sexism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, and Body shaming

fanchera's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Body shaming

naomib_'s review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Bullying, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Murder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Body shaming, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racial slurs

Minor: Blood, Murder, and Abandonment

zadam812's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Body shaming

Moderate: Gaslighting, Racism, Mental illness, Medical content, and Alcoholism

Minor: Animal cruelty

hcop's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Antisemitism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Police brutality

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Terminal illness

celeste77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense

5.0

I always feel weird rating memoirs, but I would rate this 5 stars. It was a difficult, challenging read because of some of the content, but it was also very eye-opening and emotionally moving. I honestly hope that Tara Westover is living her best life, and learning all that she has ever wanted to learn. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse, Body shaming, Violence, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, and Misogyny

Minor: Mental illness

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