The Glass Castle: A Memoir

Couldn't put it down.

I am a 12-year old, but this book has been amazing and inspiring. The Glass Castle should be recommended to people of any age, as long as they are mature enough to read some inappropriate parts. When I was reading it, I couldn't believe that it was all true, and that Jeannette Walls wasn't afraid to tell her story. Thank you Jeannette Walls, for having such an exciting life, and growing up to be an author so you could write about it.
~Ava Olsen, not your average 12-year old 

This book is excellent! My sister handed it to me and said I should read it. I couldn't put it down as the author has such a naturally flowing style of writing.
After reading about Jeannette and her life, I really appreciated my up-bringing. I don't think I would have survived intact if I had had to live her life.
A must read!! 

This book was fantastic! My mom was actually the one that really bugged me about reading the book she must of talked about it for about a year before she bought it for me. I didn't want to read it originally because I was afraid it was going to be a: piety me, my childhood was so terrible, nobody Had it worse then me; type of memoir, and I just didn't want to read that. However; it's not like that at all, yes it's about Jeannette and her brother and sisters who had complete nimrods for parents, and the parents had made unbelievably terrible choices when it came to the family. What makes this book unique is the attitude that Jeannette has towards her family changes as she becomes an adult but she never relies or expects her parents to change which they don't and with that Jeannette embraces her incredibly embarrassing and deconstructive child hood as " this was me, this was how I lived, these were my parents, yeah they made terrible choices , and thy only thought of them self, but I still love them. And I think that's refreshing! Overall the book was funny, adventurous, and great read!!!!! 

Review: The Glass Castle

Jeannette Walls was raised by an alcoholic father and a "free-spirited" mother. This book chronicles her childhood, which was traumatic and abusive by any standard (though she and her siblings saw it ... Read full review

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This is an awesome book, but it's painful to read. The good thing about it is the strength of Jeannette Walls and her siblings. At first they seemed like a fun but eccentric family, but as Walls got ... Read full review

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Great memoir! Jeannette tells the story of her strange childhood. Her story tells the tale of her at times brilliant yet eccentric father and her slightly insane bohemian mother. She lives a life of ... Read full review

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Life is always an adventure, a good or bad one, no matter what road a person chooses; or in some cases, forced upon. In "The Glass Castle" Jeannette Walls tells about the tough situations and ... Read full review

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I can't begin to express my love and awe for this book, and namely, the author. I really can't. Like, as I am sitting and trying to type my emotions, I find that they are too large and great for mere ... Read full review

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Fascinating & captivating read. At times it makes you cringe, and at other times you are happy & encouraged about the perspective this family has on life. The parents are--at various times--both ... Read full review