Educated
October 20, 2018 12:19 PM - by Tara Westover - Subscribe
An unforgettable memoir about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University. [Trigger Warning: Descriptions of physical and emotional abuse in the book and in links below the fold]
The Guardian interview: ‘In families like mine there is no crime worse than telling the truth.’
Vogue: Interview, Excerpt.
The book touches on abuse, gaslighting, mental illness, and religious fundamentalism. It's heartbreaking and infuriating to read. I'm glad I read it, but take care of yourself if it doesn't sound like your cup of tea.
The Guardian interview: ‘In families like mine there is no crime worse than telling the truth.’
Vogue: Interview, Excerpt.
The book touches on abuse, gaslighting, mental illness, and religious fundamentalism. It's heartbreaking and infuriating to read. I'm glad I read it, but take care of yourself if it doesn't sound like your cup of tea.
I read this book when it first came out and still find myself thinking about it. The explanation of how her mother came up with the essential oils... well, I think of them when friends try to sell me their MLM stuff.
posted by The corpse in the library at 1:32 PM on October 29, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by The corpse in the library at 1:32 PM on October 29, 2018 [1 favorite]
I finished this book last night. Everyone was recommending it to me. It hit a little close to home, pun intended. Off to read the interviews.
posted by wellred at 10:47 AM on December 5, 2018
posted by wellred at 10:47 AM on December 5, 2018
I have been sneaking away from my desk at the office to read this in the stairwell.
posted by roger ackroyd at 5:46 PM on January 24, 2019
posted by roger ackroyd at 5:46 PM on January 24, 2019
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I liked Westover very much and was ultimately glad I read it.
posted by Aquifer at 7:04 AM on October 22, 2018