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nicolettae 's review for:
The Sound of Gravel
by Ruth Wariner
I am speechless… completely speechless. The Sound of Gravel was probably one of the most shocking and heartbreaking memoirs I have ever read.
Wariner’s life growing up in a Mormon polygamist community in Mexico was unlike anything I have ever read. Every moment I thought things couldn’t get more surreal, sickening, or devastating for Ruth and her family, I was swiftly proved wrong.
As a reader, I felt so much guilt and so many complicated emotions. You are so sucked into Ruth’s insane story while also feeling sick to your stomach, watching her and her siblings constantly being let down, failed, and abused by the adults in their lives. It is positively nauseating… but so incredibly well written, and I commend Wariner for her courage to share her story.
My only complaint is that I wish she shared more of her story after formally leaving the community. It would have been interesting to see how she acclimated and to hear how/why she decided to become a teacher herself.
If you enjoyed memoirs like The Glass Castle or Educated, you will love The Sound of Gravel. I had such a hard time putting it down that I found myself staying up until 1 am just to finish it!
Wariner’s life growing up in a Mormon polygamist community in Mexico was unlike anything I have ever read. Every moment I thought things couldn’t get more surreal, sickening, or devastating for Ruth and her family, I was swiftly proved wrong.
As a reader, I felt so much guilt and so many complicated emotions. You are so sucked into Ruth’s insane story while also feeling sick to your stomach, watching her and her siblings constantly being let down, failed, and abused by the adults in their lives. It is positively nauseating… but so incredibly well written, and I commend Wariner for her courage to share her story.
My only complaint is that I wish she shared more of her story after formally leaving the community. It would have been interesting to see how she acclimated and to hear how/why she decided to become a teacher herself.
If you enjoyed memoirs like The Glass Castle or Educated, you will love The Sound of Gravel. I had such a hard time putting it down that I found myself staying up until 1 am just to finish it!