A powerful memoir of Tara Westover's journey from an isolated, abusive upbringing to earning a PhD, highlighting the transformative power of education.
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A powerful memoir of Tara Westover's journey from an isolated, abusive upbringing to earning a PhD, highlighting the transformative power of education.
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Educated is a 2018 memoir by the American author Tara Westover. Westover recounts overcoming her survivalist Mormon family in order to go to college, and emphasizes the importance of education in enlarging her world. She details her journey from her isolated life in the mountains of Idaho to completing a PhD program in history at Cambridge University. She started college at the age of 17 having had no formal education. She explores her struggle to reconcile her desire to learn with the world s...
What Readers Think
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This was crazy AF. The fact that is isn’t fiction is astounding. If you want a glimpse into one persons perspective of living in a very abusive and…
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@arianasfrench4.75
I’m still thinking about this book years later. My only negative input is that she may have written this too soon. If she had waited a few years it…
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@myerschar93.75
When I tell people I'm homeschooled most times just they nod, once I had someone ask if I meant homeschooled like Westover and I had no idea what…
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No sexual content depicted. No explicit sexual assault, but sexualized verbal abuse and boundary violations occur.
Violence & gore
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Frequent intense scenes of violence, including physical abuse and gore from injuries.
Profanity
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Minor use of strong language, not a central focus.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation present.
Religious content
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Central themes of Mormon fundamentalism and spiritual toxicity.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult content present.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Themes of patriarchy and survivalist ideology in family dynamics.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide content depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Graphic depictions of child abuse, domestic violence, emotional abuse, and neglect. No explicit sexual assault, but sexualized verbal abuse and boundary violations occur.
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