Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Educated by Tara Westover

52 reviews

jpn99's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Misogyny, Animal death, Grief, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

aislinnh's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexism, Animal cruelty, and Injury/Injury detail

elspethmigliore's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

this was such a powerful read. tara’s writing is so beautiful and reflective. 

i can’t imagine myself rereading, but maybe ☑️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, Gore, Grief, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Racism, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Medical content

texashippie's review

dark inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Racism, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Sexism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Misogyny, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

passionatereader78's review

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

3.0

I can't say I enjoyed reading this book, however, it is an emotional read. Tara recalls her childhood on the mountains with her family. She is not allowed to go to school. She doesn't have a birth certificate or social security card. She does not exist according to the government. She learns to maneuver her families verbal and physical abuse.  She overcomes all of this and gets her higher education which exposes her to main stream life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs, Cursing, Violence, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Body shaming, and Cancer

tania_os's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, and Sexism

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Bullying, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Cancer

Minor: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Cursing

rumay's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Antisemitism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Gun violence and Vomit

Minor: Genocide

sarahflanders's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Grief, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

sandysmith's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

What a book. At times, it is very difficult to read, and it reads like a fiction book, whereas it is a memoir. Tara grows up without a birth certificate for the first 9 years of her life. No school education or hospital visits due to the beliefs of her parents and their distrust of the government.. She leaves home at 16 to escape the abuse and violence of her older brother and her fathers indoctrination. Her mother follows her father and his teachings. What follows is her struggle with her background and new life as she learns about herself and the world around her. Her thirst for knowledge and learning shines through. An inspirational, gripping, fascinating read about a dysfunctional religious Mormon family. Love for self eventually winning at a cost of eventual estrangement from her family that remains in the mountain home. The book leaves you thought-provoked about family portrayal/love but ultimately hope. Superb stuff

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Car accident, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

gabyisafreeelf's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Racism, Body shaming, Cursing, and Domestic abuse