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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
This started just a little slow for me, but within a couple of chapters, I was riveted. The book is very well-written, with a steady, honest voice -- so honest, in fact, that it was like having a new friend open up to you about her terrible, tragic-in-some-ways-but-funny-in-others childhood.
I highly recommend sitting down with this book and a few glasses of wine on an evening when you've got a few free hours.
I highly recommend sitting down with this book and a few glasses of wine on an evening when you've got a few free hours.
Not quite as I tense as Educated, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and it reinforced some of the worst parts of any fundamental or extreme religion.
Julia, you are an amazing woman yo have survived your upbringing while still retaining a sense of self.
Julia, you are an amazing woman yo have survived your upbringing while still retaining a sense of self.
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
I definitely enjoyed her book about Jonestown more. This one was good, but not stellar.
An interesting memoir.........disturbing but I'm glad I read it. I don't understand how she could ever forgive her parents for what they did to their children.
"Just as Jesus requires blind faith from his believers, we require blind faith from our students."
Julia's narrative flows like a well-written novel which I appreciate because it broaches some tremendously tough subjects: racism, religion, mental, physical, and sexual abuse.
The school in the DR is only part of the story. Home life was a mess. It's a tough read, but worth it.
Julia's narrative flows like a well-written novel which I appreciate because it broaches some tremendously tough subjects: racism, religion, mental, physical, and sexual abuse.
The school in the DR is only part of the story. Home life was a mess. It's a tough read, but worth it.
i enjoyed this a lot more than i was expecting to. it’s raw, emotional, occasionally graphic, but very real. while it’s her and her brothers stories of race and religion, she makes it relatable and it reads as if she’s talking directly to you.
some of the language used throughout the book is dated/not accepted now, and there are no “trigger warnings” so just be prepared if you choose to read it.
“Life may not be fair, but when you have someone to believe in, life can be managed, and sometimes, even miraculous.”
some of the language used throughout the book is dated/not accepted now, and there are no “trigger warnings” so just be prepared if you choose to read it.
“Life may not be fair, but when you have someone to believe in, life can be managed, and sometimes, even miraculous.”
A haunting story about the evils some parents inflict on their children in the name of religion