A review by cosmicvulture
Educated by Tara Westover

5.0

I was absolutely not prepared for how intense this book would be. It was definitely right up my alley, though. Going into it I only knew her family was very mormon and that she had been extremely loosely homeschooled but went on to higher education. I didn't realize they were essentially survivalists, that her father was seriously mentally ill, her brother ghoulishly abusive, and her mother a practicer of pretend medicine. The mere fact of her living to adulthood is unbelievable. Earning a doctorate, a miracle. Except, there's no such thing. Just incredibly strong humans.