Reddit reviews The Glass Castle: A Memoir

Have you ever read The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls?

It is equally amazing, engrossing, and super hard to read.

Oh man, before you do that read The Glass Castle. It's not quite like your story, but crazy family is crazy family.

The Glass Castle is a great read

I suggest reading The Glass Castle It is about rising above family circumstances. You may find some inspiration here.

Not necessarily about addiction, but The Glass Castle is a memoir about growing up in poverty with an alcoholic dad. It's one of my favorite books because it made me realize just how lucky I am to have led such a "normal" life with a family that isn't crazy.

There's a personal memoir that's pretty much all about this. http://www.amazon.com/Glass-Castle-Memoir-Jeannette-Walls/dp/074324754X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462804591&sr=8-1&keywords=glass+castle

My Lobotomy by Howard Dully is fantastic. The NPR piece that started it all. Amazon link. It's pretty much about what you'd assume, a man having a lobotomy as a child and what happens after that.

The Glass Castle is another really good one. If you ever thought your parents were weird or grew up without money, you need to read this. It's beautifully written.

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

I very rarely read Non-fiction, but this book was riveting.

That one is a memoir by Jeannette Walls. It's about her and her family. She grew up in poverty, although I think those in poverty live better than what she and her brothers and sisters went through. WOW, I'll tell you It's a crazy story. The glass castle comes from something her father would say to her. I don't want to go into it too much in case you decide to read it. Here is the link on Amazon.

The Glass Castle, by Jennette Walls was the last book I remember enjoying before school killed my love for reading. (They made us annotate purely Charles Dickens, making us ignore plot, but rather focus on rhetorical devices; and even then I wasn't too fond of his tales). As of now, my English AP class is having us read Narrative of the Life of a Slave by Frederick Douglass. This is the first book we are reading in-class this school year, but this is the first time I get to read without annotating and can actually enjoy the book!!

I understand it's used :) this is such a great giveaway!!
My favorite book that comes to mind is probably The Glass Castle which is one I randomly picked up in one of those bookshops that is overflowing with books. I also found out this week that it's possibly being made into a movie?! And I'm not sure how I feel about that.

I like to think I do at least one kind thing a day :)
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I'll have to check out this book....it was close to 20 years ago that this happened. was it this book? http://www.amazon.com/The-Glass-Castle-A-Memoir/dp/074324754X i fail at links...

It's more that it made me uncomfortable because I knew how people who never suffered from similar abuse would take it.

Similarly, The Glass Castle was... not received well. I had to read it in college. In a class where no one would know abuse if it slapped them in the face. Needless to say, when I explained my situation to the teacher, she gave me the option to sit out discussions.

Closest is $7.29

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What I saw about your childhood made me think of this book. http://www.amazon.com/The-Glass-Castle-A-Memoir/dp/074324754X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347259290&sr=8-1&keywords=glass+castle
It's a good book, you should read it.

The Glass Castle https://www.amazon.com/Glass-Castle-Memoir-Jeannette-Walls/dp/074324754X/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=glass+castle+book&qid=1570769502&sprefix=glass+castle+&sr=8-2

Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and above all, how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary, who painted and wrote and couldn't stand the responsibility of providing for her family, called herself an "excitement addict." Cooking a meal that would be consumed in fifteen minutes had no appeal when she could make a painting that might last forever.
Later, when the money ran out, or the romance of the wandering life faded, the Walls retreated to the dismal West Virginia mining town -- and the family -- Rex Walls had done everything he could to escape. He drank. He stole the grocery money and disappeared for days. As the dysfunction of the family escalated, Jeannette and her brother and sisters had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they weathered their parents' betrayals and, finally, found the resources and will to leave home.
What is so astonishing about Jeannette Walls is not just that she had the guts and tenacity and intelligence to get out, but that she describes her parents with such deep affection and generosity. Hers is a story of triumph against all odds, but also a tender, moving tale of unconditional love in a family that despite its profound flaws gave her the fiery determination to carve out a successful life on her own terms.
For two decades, Jeannette Walls hid her roots. Now she tells her own story. A regular contributor to MSNBC.com, she lives in New York and Long Island and is married to the writer John Taylor.

Have you ever read the book Glass Castle? You might relate in some (but not all) ways. http://www.amazon.com/The-Glass-Castle-A-Memoir/dp/074324754X

NYT bestseller and it's very popular on Amazon. Might check it out.

http://www.amazon.com/Glass-Castle-Memoir-Jeannette-Walls/dp/074324754X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310196193&sr=8-1