Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Educated by Tara Westover

12 reviews

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

marissaboone's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense

5.0

I debated my rating of this book but ultimately decided that any book that makes me feel so much emotion is deserving of 5 stars. Truthfully this is a very difficult read (especially if you do it as an audiobook, which I did). Some of the cruelties Tara faced - both as a child and a young adult - are unimaginable until you’ve heard them described. Her telling of a life filled with extremist religious views, misogyny, and abuse is very detailed and sometimes graphic. However there are also glimpses of her own loyalty, passion, and perseverance. I was left wondering about her family and her own future. It was an interesting experience to say the least, and I found myself sending well wishes to her, a stranger, many times when she described both her familial hardships and academic successes. This is a worthy read if you are interested in the power of education.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Violence, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Sexism, Blood, Cancer, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Death, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, and Torture

jhging's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Homophobia

seullywillikers's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Powerful and intense, this telling of Dr. Westover's growing up is a very human look into dynamics of a family, and the choices we make. Although my mother's situation was not the same as Tara's I still see parallels and insights that help me to understand her better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Racial slurs, Sexism, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

marydith's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Gore, Homophobia, and Racism

jezzy8's review

dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Religious bigotry

arthomas's review

adventurous emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Blood, Car accident, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism

moonbebe722's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Antisemitism, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Racism

mairead_'s review

inspiring medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Car accident, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Physical abuse

accidentalspaceexplorer's review

challenging inspiring slow-paced

5.0

This is an extremely powerful book about the power of education and how it changed one woman's life. But it's also about white supremacy, mental illness, abusive families, and how all of those things impact children as they grow up. I couldn't put it down, even though it was very dark at times, and I think a lot of people would get a lot from this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Antisemitism, Homophobia, and Islamophobia

Minor: Animal death