aduqu 's review for:

Educated by Tara Westover

4.0

challenging emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

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I expected this book to be about the importance of education - I didn't expect it to be such an insightful look at dysfunctional families and the way they fracture.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who grew up in a household with a severely mentally ill parent or strict religious upbringing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Blood, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death