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A review by alexisgarcia
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
this was such a devastating memoir. i loved how the voice throughout most of the story aged as the story progressed. the beginning has such a child-like voice which adds to how you feel for the author and what she went through. this was a hard but rewarding read.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism