Educated by Tara Westover

 

⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Excellent)

Tara Westover grew up in the mountains of Idaho. In her memoir, Educated, she chronicles her life growing up in a survivalist, Mormon family. The family does not believe in formal education, modern medicine, or being part of society.

Tara grows up without formal education. She is 17 years old before she ever steps into a classroom. She is encouraged to pursue her education by her brother,  who left home to attend university several years earlier.

The family dynamic is unbelievably frightening, while the parental control is suffocating. The book is riveting and the story kept me invested in the characters until the end.

“Not knowing for certain, but refusing to give way to those who claim certainty, was a privilege I had never allowed myself. My life was narrated for me by others. Their voices were forceful, emphatic, absolute. It had never occurred to me that my voice might be as strong as theirs.”  - Tara Westover, Educated

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