Written in first person narrative, The Glass Castle is a memoir by Jeannette Walls recommended to me by a friend. In short, it's about the author growing up in a unconventional, dysfunctional family and how she pulls through her difficult childhood. By no means am I qualified to offer any sort of critique or review, so I'll just tell you what I liked about the book.
- Any book in first person narrative is a major plus. I love that mode of narration.
- Walls' descriptions of her struggles and hardship wasn't written in self-pity or anger.
- She depicts her irresponsible parents in a way where I don't feel like I have to hate them, and she makes them forgivable.
- She didn't grow up bitter and hopeless (obviously).
All in all, Walls' writing is riveting and engrossing. I was sneaking in the reading as often as I could, between naps and moments where both girls were distracted with their own toys. I'm looking forward to the day when they are both in school and I get to read as much as I want ... uninterrupted! Grrr!
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