Book Title: The Glass Castle
Author: Jeannette Walls
Length: 288 pages
Brief Description: The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When sober, Jeannette's brilliant and charismatic father captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. Her mother was a free spirit who abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn't want the responsibility of raising a family. The Walls children learned to take care of themselves. They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. Their parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered.
Why I Recommend It: The memoir of her childhood is extremely detailed – portraying a very disturbing story of her family life. Her childhood is filled with everything from dysfunctional parents and the pain they put her through, to a bond with her siblings that is unbreakable and inspiring. Although it is a very serious read, the stories of her life are so captivating that it makes it hard to breakaway from the book. Reading about the challenging childhood she faced was not only inspirational; it also made me truly realize how lucky I am to have the life I have had.
Do I have a copy others can borrow:
No, but you can find it from most major booksellers.
Author: Jeannette Walls
Length: 288 pages
Brief Description: The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When sober, Jeannette's brilliant and charismatic father captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. Her mother was a free spirit who abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn't want the responsibility of raising a family. The Walls children learned to take care of themselves. They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. Their parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered.
Why I Recommend It: The memoir of her childhood is extremely detailed – portraying a very disturbing story of her family life. Her childhood is filled with everything from dysfunctional parents and the pain they put her through, to a bond with her siblings that is unbreakable and inspiring. Although it is a very serious read, the stories of her life are so captivating that it makes it hard to breakaway from the book. Reading about the challenging childhood she faced was not only inspirational; it also made me truly realize how lucky I am to have the life I have had.
Do I have a copy others can borrow:
No, but you can find it from most major booksellers.
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