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Book Review of The Glass Castle

The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle
Author: Jeannette Walls
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Book Type: Paperback
reviewed A Wonderful yet disturbing book on + 11 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1


I found this book easy yet hard to read because of what I was reading at times. It is difficult to believe the author lived the life she did and turned out as normal as she appears. It is not a feel good story at all unless the fact that she survived is enough to make you feel good. I was just amazed one minute and frustrated with her parents the next. When I first read this book my oldest daughter was about 10. She remembers my reaction to it but also that I told her she was too young to read it. Well she found it a few months back (she's 12 now) and read it. I don't reccomend it for 12 year olds but she was just as fascinated by the book as I was and did a school report on it.