Review: Educated

Educated by Tara Westover
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

An astonishing story. This is not, as I first thought, a misery memoir. It's the story of how damaging rigid belief can be.
Tara's father isn't a bad man and he certainly loves his children. But, he is so unable to consider any viewpoint other than his own that he causes both physical and mental damage to them. His distrust of doctors means all his children suffer injuries that they might not otherwise have done. He himself has a terrible burn that may have left him less disfigured had he sought medical help.

You realise how exceptionally bright Tara must to be able to do a PhD given the start of her education was so limited. Not that she found it easy of course. And the sacrifices she has had to make - essentially choosing between education and her family.

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