Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Una educación by Tara Westover

83 reviews

annakh16's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming and Abandonment

erisouls's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I don’t have the words to explain how profound an experience reading this book was. All I can do is highly recommend it to everyone I know who reads. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

amberlfaris's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Abandonment

kaceyp's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

I really loved this memoir! I just found it so insightful, and so accurate in the way it can describe and convey such situations where one can feel so helpless and stuck. I am absolutely in awe of Tara and how she was able to overcome all of these situations by herself, without any support from her family, and came out of it stronger. I really like how she highlighted the turns, and every part of her life that felt like a crossroads to her in her life, leading her to where she is now and her sharing how difficult it was to get there. Tara did a phenomenal job being vulnerable and sharing her story.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

m4rtt4's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

rating a memoir is always hard, but it is especially difficult in this case — what can I say except that I was hooked on the story, which is absolutely horrible considering this is her actual life and not just some thriller typa special effects. I'm glad she finally found the courage to stand for herself, yet I can also absolutely understand why she didn't want to or couldn't do it (not that I can relate, I'm so grateful to be privileged in the fact that most of all this sounds like a fever-dreamish nightmare to me).

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism

csgmoore's review against another edition

challenging emotional relaxing sad slow-paced

The repeated use of the n-word from a white author completely takes away from the message of becoming educated. There is no excuse for this. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment

taynicole2698's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

vireogirl's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

4.0

Such a tough book. So many terrible experiences. Twisted truth. Yet laced with the hope of change. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Pregnancy

lisas_novel_idea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.0

Did not enjoy, don’t k ow why I pick books like this, they always sound interesting until it gets to the nitty gritty of it - mental illness. I’m not a fan of reading about bipolar or seriously uncontrolled mental illness. It is tragic that so many people have to grow up like this, though, close friends and family included-maybe that’s why I don’t enjoy them, too close to home. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

haleynaley's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

A book I think that anyone struggling while in college would appreciate. Illuminating and tense, beautifully and honestly written.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Hard r drops toward the middle of the book