Educated, Tara Westover

First, I instantly loved that the book was set in Idaho - not enough exposure to this fantastic gem (there is a pun there as Idaho is the Gem State). Ms. Westover did a remarkable job telling an incredible, difficult story. The book definitely had its hard-to-read sections, not because it was poorly written but because the subject was simply difficult, horrendous at times. I very much liked this book, it very much gave me empathy for the children’s situation, and I totally rooted for Ms. Westover.

SPOILER ALERT: I am so very happy to know that Ms. Westover has become educated, incredibly so, and that she is thriving, at least in her own way, whatever that may be. I have read some negative things about this book, how it is too fantastical to believe, or how it is too graphic a tale, to those who poo-poo this in-your-face depiction of one girl’s remembrance of her life, I say, you have never been in her shoes, you have no room to say what is too much or too little.

LOVED THIS BOOk!