A review by jl27
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

4.0

I don’t ever finish books in a day. Not even do I finish a book in a week, most of the time. I finished this one in about nine hours’ time on a sick day spent on the couch.

I wondered, as I read, how cathartic it must have been for the author to share these stories and hardships from her childhood. I love how she never blamed anyone for how things were, even when she wanted to; but instead, she just determined to do things on her own terms as soon as she made an opportunity for herself to do so. Her siblings’ stories were all so interesting as well.

I’d consider watching the movie, if I knew up front that it wouldn’t ruin this book for me. I always have that fear when it comes to a good book.