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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
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Helpful Score: 4


An incredible true account of a family so poor they slept in cardboard boxes and got their school lunches out of the garbage. The children somehow triumph through each tribulation their dysfunctional parents put them through. I think if you liked A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, you will enjoy this book as well. It is fresh, interesting, and keeps you reading until the end. Jeannette is a firecracker throughout the book. Highly recommended!