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 Cant put it down!!!! November 18, 2008
Jie Zhang (HARRISON, NJ, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Cant stop reading it and I am totally carried away by the value of Wall's family. The story is so touching and full of energy. Thumbs up!!!
Best Book all year November 15, 2008
D. S. Meyer (Duluth, MN USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Glass Castle is the best book by far I have read all year. I couldn't put it down one of those I can't believe she survived books! It is a wonderful story, tear-jerker, a must read and a great book club book, you will definitely come away with your own sense of thankfulness for your own well-being.
 Read it against my better judgement ... and LOVED it! November 13, 2008
Heather Johnson (Glen Burnie, MD)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
*** This is an excerpt from a review on my blog. To read the entire review, go here: http://age30books.blogspot.com/2008/10/glass-castle.html ***
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When my book club chose The Glass Castle for this month's pick I was not thrilled. I have a rule against reading personal tragedy/childhood abuse memoirs. Add that to the fact that "everyone" is raving about this book and you can see where this is going. I do have another rule though: read whatever book the book club chooses, and (try to) do it with an open mind. It's a good thing that I have that rule because this is a great book!
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Before I go on, I have to say that I listened to the audio version of The Glass Castle. ...[O]nce I popped that first cassette in my old car radio I was hooked. In my opinion the narrator of an audio book can make or break the book; this narrator definitely made it. She did an excellent job and I highly recommend the audio version.
Now, about the book itself. The Glass Castle is definitely not a "oh poor me" memoir, nor is it one that horrifies you with details of unimaginable child abuse. If I had to describe what happened to Jeannette and her siblings I'd call it neglect. But that's not it either. That word conjures up images in my mind that don't match this book at all. Maybe "forced independence" would be a better choice. Or not.
What I CAN say for certain is that the book is enthralling. The narrator is Jeannette as a child and she tells her story just as she experienced it, without any analyzing from her adult self. In that way it reminded me very much of Alexandra Fuller's memoir, Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight (which I highly recommend - it's fantastic!).
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My book club is meeting to discuss this on 11/15/08. I'll be posting a recap on my blog afteward in case you're interested.
One heckuva great book November 9, 2008
C. Kue
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This inspiring book shows that no matter how bad your life is, you can change it for the better if you have the will.
I was rapt November 7, 2008
Robin Adkins
I love reading about disfunctional families because I come from one. Jeanette's mom in this book was an exagerated version of my own mother. Never did the author get smarmy or wallow in self-pity. Instead it was easy to see the humor in all the incredible childhood memories. I felt I was living them with her.
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