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A review by deinnos
Educated by Tara Westover
5.0
5 out of 5 stars
Wow. This is the type of stories you believe primarily exist in movies and if they do happen in real life it is so rare we will never hear about them, yet, here we are. It truly baffles me anyone could have had a childhood such as this one and it amazes me that the author was still able to come out of it so strong and unyielding. Seeing the impact her situation with her upbringing had as she got older was almost like a fascinating psychological study of the importance of childhood upbringing.
I understand the perspective of some people saying that they cannot review or rate memoirs due to how this is a retelling of the personal life of the author. However, in my point of view, the moment an author puts a story out into the world, be if fiction or not, it is still up to the readers to decide just how well it was told and if it kept you engaged. Educated was a homerun in that regard. This being my ever first memoir has really set the bar high for any others I will be reading in the future.
Wow. This is the type of stories you believe primarily exist in movies and if they do happen in real life it is so rare we will never hear about them, yet, here we are. It truly baffles me anyone could have had a childhood such as this one and it amazes me that the author was still able to come out of it so strong and unyielding. Seeing the impact her situation with her upbringing had as she got older was almost like a fascinating psychological study of the importance of childhood upbringing.
I understand the perspective of some people saying that they cannot review or rate memoirs due to how this is a retelling of the personal life of the author. However, in my point of view, the moment an author puts a story out into the world, be if fiction or not, it is still up to the readers to decide just how well it was told and if it kept you engaged. Educated was a homerun in that regard. This being my ever first memoir has really set the bar high for any others I will be reading in the future.