The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette WallsMy review
rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is an autobiography by Jeannette Wells about growing up with her alcoholic father and her free spirit mother. Nothing is ever easy for her family and especially not for the kids who go without alot of thing much of the time. When they get older all 4 kids move to New York City and eventually their parets come too, but they choose to be homeless.
I really enjoyed this book. I liked Jeannettes father Rex when he wasnt drinking. I didnt really like her mother though. She had so many things going for her that she could have made life so much easier for her children and yet she didnt. I dont understand how someone could not care enough to do something to make their childrens life better.
Jeannette tells her story really well and where this very easily could have turned into a pity me sob story it wasnt. She told the story in a way that made me feel for them withour feeling sorry for them.
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5 comments:
This is one of my favorite books -- I think because she is able to write it while expressing almost no judgment towards her parents throughout the book. I'm absolutely certain I would not be able to do that and I can't figure out how she does it!
I thought it was a very intersting book. I hadn't thought before about her not passing judgements on her parents... probably because I was so busy doing it for her! I couldn't have been as understanding either I think
Hi, enjoying your blog alot!! I read this book awhile back and loved it.
Wow this sounds like a great book. I will have to check it out. The story hits close to home. Without your review I would have never knew about it.
Kasandria
I've heard really good things about this book. Think I'll have to add to it my to be read list.
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