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elderwoodreads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Dementia, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
ajnagle's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
zadam812's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming and Child abuse
Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Racism, Medical content, and Gaslighting
Minor: Animal cruelty
krispiefries's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
thekiwibibliophile's review against another edition
4.5
I was hooked from the start & really loved the message. Everyone needs to read this!!!
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Terminal illness and War
Minor: Alcoholism, Antisemitism, and Alcohol
lisa12's review against another edition
3.25
Minor: Alcoholism and Animal cruelty
glammster's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism
Minor: Gun violence
thebookishjenna's review against another edition
4.25
You can love someone and still choose to say goodbye to them...you can miss a person every day, and still be glad that they are no longer in your life.
Tara Westover writes of her life as the child of a survivalist in Idaho. She never saw doctors, was not provided a formal education and lived far from mainstream society, Forging her own path, Tara educates and advocated for herself discovering that life is more than what was offered to her.
I was floored by this book, I am always hesitant to rate someone's story, and this is no exception. Tara writes with deep reflection and objectivity, capturing her emotions and experiences with such clarity. I felt like I was sitting having a conversation with her.
There is so much to unpack in terms of education and opportunities, the way in which trauma impacts us, and how Tara was unable to recognize the threat her family posed on her through denying medical care, physical abuse, emotional trauma, and the expectation that comes from living in that environment. She was able to describe her feelings and the reason why she stayed, or tolerated, or kept hoping for her parents to see her for who she was, it was heartbreaking.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Sexism
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Death
beccafrances's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Blood, and Medical trauma
greenbean's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse