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Educated

CalminHeart — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 12:14:50 GMT

Educated

I'm about to start this book. It's a memoir about a woman who grew up in a very isolated survivalist family. Kids never went to school. They lived entirely off the grid, away from everyone and everything.. One of her brothers finally left, found education and got into college. She knew she had to escape too. Her journey is remarkable.

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DrakesMomma — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 12:21:07 GMT

I read this book. It hurt my heart a little. There were similarities in my childhood to Tara Westover's in the isolation, abuse, and her moving passed all of that. It was a good read.

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Desertdi — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 13:41:53 GMT

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kaydee50 — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 14:11:11 GMT

I did not like that book at all and never finished it. There were too many episodes that I found hard to swallow. Won't say anything more for those who want to read it.

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Sooner — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 17:50:52 GMT

I wasn't abused, but was raised around older adults and kid life was very difficult and puzzling when I had to start school. Still is in many ways that I don't understand a lot about why people do things.

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50Mickey — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 20:48:39 GMT

I read that book about 5 years ago after hearing an interview with her on PBS. I thought it was excellent. Amazing what she accomplished especially with her childhood situation.

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granddi — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 01:32:01 GMT

Read it a few years ago.

I'm skeptical that her story was acurately told.

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shoekitty — Sat, 28 Jun 2025 22:44:34 GMT

Ohhhhhhh, I am goin to read this. Sounds good,although sometimes books like this make me mad, lol. The GLASS CASTLE was like that. I would swear, and yell at the mom and dad, here and there out loud. My husband was like. WHAT? WHAT??

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Lakelife62 — Sat, 28 Jun 2025 16:59:11 GMT

@shoekitty wrote:
Ohhhhhhh, I am goin got read this. Sounds good although so,etimes books like this make me mad, lol. The GLASS CASTLE was like that. I woukd swear, and tell at the mom and dad here and there. My husband wa slide WHAT? WHAT??

It's going to make you mad.

There's no need for any of this ignorance in America in the 21st century.

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Growing — Sat, 28 Jun 2025 22:23:21 GMT

It is a good book and in the end, the author overcomes so much. I like to read about strong women who overcome life's challenges. Reminds me that I can also overcome my own life's challenges.

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Isobel Archer — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 12:56:30 GMT

@shoekitty wrote:
Ohhhhhhh, I am goin to read this. Sounds good,although sometimes books like this make me mad, lol. The GLASS CASTLE was like that. I would swear, and yell at the mom and dad, here and there out loud. My husband was like. WHAT? WHAT??
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In terms of little things making you wonder about overall accuracy, I was always bothered by the description of Christmas in The Glass Castle. She clearly says that they bought the tree on Chistmas DAY (because it was cheaper then) and then that night went to Midnight Mass. Midnight Mass is on Christmas EVE not Christmas DAY.

On Christmas morning, Mom took us down to a gas station that sold Christmas trees.Sheselected a tall, dark but slightly dried-out Douglas fir.“This poor old tree isn’t going to sell by theend of the day, and it needs someone to love it,” she told the man and offered him three dollars.The man looked at the tree and looked at Mom and looked at us kids.My dress had buttonsmissing, Holes were appearing along the seams of Maureen’s T-shirt.“Lady, this one’s beenmarked down to a buck,” he said.We carried the tree home and decorated it with Grandma’s antique ornaments: ornate coloredballs, fragile glass partridges, and lights with long tubes of bubbling water.I couldn’t wait toopen my presents, but Mom insisted that we celebrate Christmas in the Catholic fashion, gettingto the gifts only after we’d attended midnight mass.I suggested that maybe this once, Mom should let Dad off the hook about going to mass, butshe said stopping by God’s house for a quick hello was especially important at times like this, soDad staggered and lurched into the church with us.During the sermon, the priest discussed themiracle of Immaculate Conception and the Virgin Birth