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A review by fauna_n_fiction
Educated by Tara Westover
5.0
I went into this book very skeptically to be honest. I don't usually do memoirs and without knowing who Tara Westover is, I was wondering if I should even be interested in her story, especially with the name "Educated" I was like "I don't want to read a book about someone going to school." Especially because I myself come from a family that is somewhat extreme with their faith (although not nearly at the level of the Westovers. And I don't usually rate nonfictions either, especially memoirs because I can't rate and review how much I identified with someone's very real story just because "I didn't relate to it."
But I gave this book a 5 star and if I could I would give it a 10 because it hit every nail on the head for me. I felt things, I thought things, I reflected and I felt very deeply about the things that happened to Tara and started holding them up against my own experiences and beliefs and values, wondering what would I have done but still having to put into consideration the background and context of just not knowing.
And I personally think that was the thing that hit me the hardest about this book is that "Educated" isn't just about Tara going to school and getting an *education* and getting her doctorate but learning about LIFE and about herself and her own beliefs set aside from the ones her family were constantly trying to make her believe in.
I also loved how brutally authentic DR Westover was in this whole account. When she was oblivious, she owned up to it. When she was ignorant, she owned up to it and the BEST part is watching her defy that obliviousness and ignorance and educating herself on the topics she once knew nothing about. This story was heart-wrenching but hit so close to home.
But I gave this book a 5 star and if I could I would give it a 10 because it hit every nail on the head for me. I felt things, I thought things, I reflected and I felt very deeply about the things that happened to Tara and started holding them up against my own experiences and beliefs and values, wondering what would I have done but still having to put into consideration the background and context of just not knowing.
And I personally think that was the thing that hit me the hardest about this book is that "Educated" isn't just about Tara going to school and getting an *education* and getting her doctorate but learning about LIFE and about herself and her own beliefs set aside from the ones her family were constantly trying to make her believe in.
I also loved how brutally authentic DR Westover was in this whole account. When she was oblivious, she owned up to it. When she was ignorant, she owned up to it and the BEST part is watching her defy that obliviousness and ignorance and educating herself on the topics she once knew nothing about. This story was heart-wrenching but hit so close to home.