This is another book I'd read before but was happy to review again in order to discuss with L.
This is a memoir with startling and often painful passages to read about. Tara's parents are survivalists. They don't send their kids to school for fear of "brainwashing." They fear "the government." They also don't believe in doctors, even in face of life threatening accidents.
The title, Educated, speaks to two themes. One is for Tara to learn about world history, something she surely did not learn at home. Second is for Tara to learn that her parents are incredibly uninformed and actually invent reasons to instill fear in their kids (of doctors, schools, the government).
We give this book a thumbs up. We also send good thoughts out to the author in hopes that she will continue to move forward with her life -- I believe she lives in UK now -- we hope she'll surround herself with people who care about her and will be good to her. Every kid/person surely deserves to be educated about their self-worth.
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