This is a memoir of Walls' experience growing up in a poor West Virginia town with a very dysfunctional family (including an alcoholic father). This is really a story of survival. Walls and her siblings find creative ways of coping without parental support, care, and provision. Amazing and sad at the same time. I highly recommend this book for the memoir part of it and also because it is really well-written. It is one of the best books I've read this year and one that I'm going to keep in my library instead of giving away.
Monday, June 2, 2008
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
This is a memoir of Walls' experience growing up in a poor West Virginia town with a very dysfunctional family (including an alcoholic father). This is really a story of survival. Walls and her siblings find creative ways of coping without parental support, care, and provision. Amazing and sad at the same time. I highly recommend this book for the memoir part of it and also because it is really well-written. It is one of the best books I've read this year and one that I'm going to keep in my library instead of giving away.
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i read this too... really intriguing because its a memoir (which is my reading preference). incredible stuff.
I read this one as well - so much in there that is heart-breaking yet hopeful. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on it!
Yes, this book was amazing in that it was a true story. Sad and also interesting to see how different a path she has chosen to live and succeed in contrast to her parents.
We should meet up for coffee or something at least once before I leave!
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