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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: 1


I really enjoyed this book. Amazing that it is a true story of the author's life in a dysfunctional family. Some of the things that happened to her and her family are just so crazy they are hard to believe. Near the front of the book there is a photo of the author's parents on their wedding day during the 1950s I believe. As I read the book, I kept turning back to look at that photo. Her parents looked so "normal" in the photo. I just couldn't believe all the terrible and crazy things they did in the book. I was hooked and couldn't put it down. A very interesting (sad at times) memoir and with a happy ending (for the author at least).