The Glass Castle, book review

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Oy. That was a recurring thought throughout this book.

What a raw story. I felt drawn to judging Jeannette's parents for their selfishness. It seemed their philosophy was that life was about them and that their kids were part of the obstacles, yet they also wanted to entertain their kids along the way. Every judgement I made of them helped me draw closer to my ah-ha moment: don't we all treat our lives a little like that?

Their selfishness was over-the-top, but it certainly helped shape Ms. Walls to be the person she became. There are redeeming qualities of these parents I judged so harshly, bringing about the reality of our similarities as humans.

Somehow, Ms. Walls managed to preserve the childlike innocence and rose-colored glasses view of her parents in the early years. It was an adventure for her in the first 8 years of her life. Gradually, the voice comes to grips with the reality.

Parts of this absolutely broke my heart. I sought the redeeming glimmers throughout it.

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