Tara Westover's Educated: Worth the Hype? | Book Review

This book was not only on the bestseller list for ages, it was also one of the most read and most talked about books of 2018. I have arrived VERY late to the party, finally reading it now more than two years after it's publication. For those who haven't read Tara Westover's unbelievably true story in her memoir, one question remains: is it worth the hype? Thank you to my neighbor who let me borrow her copy before sending it off to her sister out of state! :) BOOK DESCRIPTION for Educated Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she’d traveled too far, if there was still a way home. ... Find me on Instagram to see what I'm reading next:   / outofthebex   Sometimes I say funny things on Twitter:   / itsoutofthebex