heatherchrisman's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Car accident, Mental illness, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Racism, Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Violence
glitterdeww's review against another edition
5.0
In Educated, Westover has given an incredible, inspiring, and heartbreakingly traumatic story of her life. I know it will stay with me for the rest of mine.
Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Violence, Medical content, Antisemitism, Chronic illness, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Panic attacks/disorders
oliviacarew's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Body shaming, Mental illness, Racism, Bullying, Violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Car accident and Pregnancy
Minor: Cancer, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Grief
cartermon4's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Sexism, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Religious bigotry
bethanyt123's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma
alreads420's review against another edition
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Torture, Medical content, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Animal death, and Antisemitism
phantomgecko's review against another edition
3.0
People from back home have been asking me about this book, and I was embarrassed. "My husband isn't like that. I'm not like that," I wanted to scream. But I didn't know exactly what the book said, so it was hard to defend.
Though doubtlessly exaggerated or bent in certain places, the gist of this memoir rings true. (I've met her father, and tbh, you can only tell he has burn scars if you look super carefully and closely, for example.) Especially with the extended witness testimony, particularly of her brothers, I believe for sure there was an abusive situation, and Tara is as yet still being gaslighted about the whole thing.
I read an article about the family and their reaction that was published just this year (2023), just to really hear both sides. (I know these people but I'm not tight, ya feel? Second cousins and such.) And legit the things some family members said in the article felt exactly the same as how Tara had written them.
So, still I am embarrassed. Embarrassed that so many people that live in proximity to where I am now legitimately think and act the way of the Westovers in the book. I mean mostly in reference to all the fake medicine and energy healing bs, but also definitely with anti-government sentiment.
I'm glad Tara extricated herself from a garbage situation, and she shouldn't mend ties until they apologize, imho. The writing in engaging, the structure effective, and the musings though provoking.
Though this book isn't about me, I feel it reflects on where I live, so please don't judge Idaho too harshly. And I have to accept some people are stupid and will remain stupid, and there's nothing I can do about it.
Moderate: Antisemitism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs
emcheym's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Sexism, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Animal death, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Cancer, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
corganick's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
aliwhaley's review against another edition
5.0
As a writer, her ability to convey at once how she felt at the time events unfolded, whilst also conveying the incongruity of those feelings now that she has reflected and grown, but also having compassion for her former self is astonishing. She writes terrifying people, and yet their moments of loveableness are believable. You feel every blow with her.
And, as a human, her strength is just incredible. I wish everybody in a similar situation could read this book and know they’re not in the wrong
All the content warnings - this is not a light read
Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Violence
Moderate: Gun violence and Genocide
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis