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sary's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Racism, Violence, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Car accident, Animal cruelty, Blood, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, and Cancer
Moderate: Terminal illness
oproy's review against another edition
5.0
It was honest in a way that made you love and at the same time hate each person she wrote about. Honestly one of the best books I’ve ever read, highly recommend.
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Blood, Cancer, Misogyny, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
micheller0se's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Car accident, Chronic illness, Gore, and Religious bigotry
pandemonicbaby's review against another edition
5.0
This book is such a marvelous, deeply interesting exploration of the power of education, of the meaning of family, of struggling with abuse and still being able to forge an identity for yourself afterward. Her path towards education is also a path towards being able to think for herself, instead of being told what to think by others. This might be the strongest, most powerful message woven in between the threads of this memoir, an ode to finding yourself through education.
So much nuance, so many tiny little intricacies present in the text show that Tara Westover truly is a historian -- that she's able to see the many different versions of a story and present them to the reader, making them reflect upon the significance and meaning of each unique account. "[...] nothing final can be known", as she quotes John Stuart Mill.
I feel like I'm going to reread this soon, just so I can underline the passages in this book that are so powerful they would make anyone stop reading just to reflect upon them. I shouldn't have been scared of underlining this book, gosh!! I gotta start being more willing to do that, whenever I think it might be important to me.
All in all, wonderful book. Marvelously crafted, beautiful writing, moving and powerful message. I cried reading this. I think it will stay with me forever.
Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Sexism, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Blood, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Murder, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Grief
Minor: Vomit, Racism, Miscarriage, Mass/school shootings, and Genocide
insideunder's review against another edition
4.5
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
michellec9's review against another edition
5.0
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
nessynoname's review against another edition
5.0
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
rsagarin's review against another edition
5.0
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
fizzy_reads's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Bullying, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Medical content, Car accident, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship
sarahnella's review against another edition
4.5
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