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amy_park's review against another edition
3.5
To be honest, I found the book quite disconnected from her path to education as some areas didn't make sense and too me maybe wasn't believable. There was no exploration on how she got into Cambridge, and a disconnect on how a person who doesn't go to "traditional" school and be able to acheieve a PhD at Cambridge within 10 years! Finances was briefly touched upon at the start but after getting to England it wasn't, this is a big when looking at access and achieving a higher education, by not discussing this again, I found irritating.
I also think this book centred on way way way too much injury and accident detail, I felt every other chapter focused on an accident (not including the abuse, which was horrific in it's self). Maybe listening to this on audio made the details even more harder to stomach but this wasn't what I expected, I felt injury and accidents were more the main focus of this book than Tara's education.
This all being said, I did think this was a good book. Tara's childhood and family life was surreal to read about. I also like the discussion on recollection at the end of the written book and how memories, recollection and stories differ from each person's point of view, especially when facing a traumatic event.
If you enjoy memoirs, do read! But there is a LOT of gruesome injuries along the way.
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death and Religious bigotry
nick_00's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
elisacarlene's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
ellewg's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Medical content, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
hkell13's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Car accident
tamteaches's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
ennyl's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence
phillygirl2013's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Car accident
frostyjflakes's review against another edition
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury
nikki_12345's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Violence