I was completely wrapped up in this while I was reading it. I have enough experience with dysfunctional families that a lot of it rang really true - especially the narrator's hero worship of her dad and inability to really blame him for anything. I think it's great that she was able to see her upb...
While I am not usually a fan of such sparse journalistic prose, the matter-of-factness of Walls' writing is what makes this book so compelling. Her story is an amazing one, and while it made me feel awful and angry, never once did she dwell on any of the hardships in her life. This unapologetic bu...
It was the reading equivalent of watching a trainwreck. I found myself completely horrified and thoroughly disgusted with this family throughout the entire book, but I just couldn't put it down.
There are many people who have lived very difficult lives and/or in great poverty. The father in it is an alcoholic and the mother very immature. I don't understand the degree that this book was liked. It's an okay book but not a great book. Angela's Ashes is a great book that details a harrowing up...
Many different feelings about this book. I couldn't believe how selfish two adults could be, putting their needs above their childrens. As a parent I just can't wrap my head around it. I do have to applaud Rex and Mary for the way they approached learning with their children. They made sure that...
Memoirs are tricky in that they require an author to take an honest look at their life, find a coherent story, and tell it in a way that is touching but not overly self-indulgent. Walls achieves this wonderful balance in The Glass Castle.The writing is excellent. Walls is a journalist by trade, so I...
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