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A review by kyxshi
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
4.5
I don’t quite know how to talk about this book. I loved it. I hated it sometimes. I almost threw my phone at one point. I have been grappling with my own biases (I maintain my opinion that mental illness and difficult circumstances explain but in no way excuses the absolute neglect the Wallses subjected their children to) in the complexity of this family’s story.
This book will stick with me for a long time, I think.
This book will stick with me for a long time, I think.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Violence
Child abuse primarily in the form of neglect