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Educated
#1 NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER • One of the most acclaimed books of our time: an unforgettable memoir about a young woman who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University
“Extraordinary . . . an act of courage and self-invention.”—The New York Times
NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW • ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR • BILL GATES’S HOLIDAY READING LIST • FINALIST: National Book Critics Circle’s Award In Autobiography and John Leonard Prize For Best First Book • PEN/Jean Stein Book Award • Los Angeles Times Book Prize
Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she’d traveled too far, if there was still a way home.
“Beautiful and propulsive . . . Despite the singularity of [Westover’s] childhood, the questions her book poses are universal: How much of ourselves should we give to those we love? And how much must we betray them to grow up?”—Vogue
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Reviews
It’s hard to wrap your head around the insane upbringing from a bipolar mormon extremist. Tara’s tale is brutal, eye opening, and downright disturbing. Abuse is a huge theme in her life story but she never desires pity. Instead she highlights perseverance and becoming your own savior. It’s inspirational, shocking, unique, and all too real. Truly a book you must read yourself to believe.
By FISHXMARKET
Educated was an interesting read. I liked the cadence, which kept me going. At first I tired of the “hick” background, but then, it became a broader metaphor for everyone separating from their family legacy.
By jayman1#4&
I have not been so enthralled by a book in years. As extreme as Westover’s story is it is simultaneously relatable in a way that tickles my brain and scratches an itch I didn’t know I had. 10/10 would recommend to about 1/2 of my friends.
By D0M0reT@c0
All the unpacking and unlearning she had to do. Props to Tara for having someone point her towards a way out. She is definitely better away from her family🙏🏽 Hopefully, the family can have a different pov and her bro can get some help👀
By SaraLannz
Tara Westover lovingly takes the reader along on her incredible harrowing journey toward learning how to love herself despite many external and internal obstacles in her way.
By RaxVolt