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Educated by Tara Westover

14 reviews

sam_reads77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I was a bit hesitant to read this as I feel memoirs in this genre (person denied education receives education) can be a little one note. This is the book of the genre. Westover is an amazing writer both in her storytelling as well as her reflection. Must read. 

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Content Warnings

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

dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Racism, Medical content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal cruelty

krispiefries's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring tense medium-paced

4.5

A well written memoirs, I actually thought it was fiction for the first chapter!
I was hooked from the start & really loved the message. Everyone needs to read this!!!

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Content Warnings

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

reflective medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism and Animal cruelty

glammster's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

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. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Sexism

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Death

beccafrances's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Blood, and Medical trauma