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A review by madamelacy
Educated by Tara Westover
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
This was like the polar opposite of a parenting handbook.
A real page turner of a book. I felt that Tara gave a really even-handed account of her childhood, with caveats when she felt her memory varied from others.
She was brought up in a Mormon household with a dad who was a prepper and her mum who was a herbalist and untrained midwife. She accepted her dad’s worldview and did what she was told, despite the physical harm that was caused. Her parent’s’ rejection of The Government meant that she and her siblings didn’t go to school and were not treated by doctors when they were injured. One of her brothers was incredibly physically abusive, and it was the parents’ defending of him which ultimately caused the demise of Tara’s relationship with her parents.
Tara’s eventual separation from her family was painful and protracted, and clearly took a lot of courage.
A real page turner of a book. I felt that Tara gave a really even-handed account of her childhood, with caveats when she felt her memory varied from others.
She was brought up in a Mormon household with a dad who was a prepper and her mum who was a herbalist and untrained midwife. She accepted her dad’s worldview and did what she was told, despite the physical harm that was caused. Her parent’s’ rejection of The Government meant that she and her siblings didn’t go to school and were not treated by doctors when they were injured. One of her brothers was incredibly physically abusive, and it was the parents’ defending of him which ultimately caused the demise of Tara’s relationship with her parents.
Tara’s eventual separation from her family was painful and protracted, and clearly took a lot of courage.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Racial slurs