Reviews

Una Educación by Tara Westover

xanderekpl's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

rachelbaack's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

Summary: This autobiography tells the story of the life of Tara Westover, who was raised in near isolation with her six siblings by highly religious parents who trusted neither the medical establishment nor the government. As a child, Tara did not attend school and did not have a birth certificate until the age of nine. 

Her story is at times shocking, and readers who may have experienced any kind of physical or domestic abuse should be made aware that this book may be difficult to read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

ishanloya's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

katewoodesmith's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

hrcsparkle's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

kikieran's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

hilarymofi's review against another edition

5.0

I read some reviews by people who only gave this book one star, and I am flabbergasted. One woman said this memoir is loaded with contradictions...what?! I thought this book was honest and beautiful, filled with Dr. Westover’s memories. Trauma does that to you; it flips, warps, sautés, and even sometimes burns the memories you have of the past. I did not find inconsistencies or inaccuracies; I saw a woman rise from the ashes of her oppressive, cult-like parents and family.

What an amazing read and one I’m sure will stick with me forever, just as other memoirs I’ve read in the past have.

absj's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

emmmmmaaa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Car accident

coffeesips_and_pageflips's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5