The Glass Castle Review

Title of the Book: The Glass Castle
Author: Jeanette Walls
Number of Pages: 288
Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ (I absolutely loved this book)




Review:

“Life isn’t fair, it’s just fairer than death, that's all.” - Jeanette walls. This quote is shown through the hardship of The Glass Castle. This is a fascinating and unique book. The author, Jeanette Walls explains her crazy childhood living in an unusual and dysfunctional family. She starts the book off upset that she saw her homeless mother digging through the trash. She is frustrated with her parents because they choose to live homeless, and eat out of the trash, even though she has offered to help them. As she goes on, she flashes back to her childhood, and what she had to go through, from burning her skin when she was cooking, moving from house to house, freezing in a house with no heat or air conditioning, having to go to the bathroom in a bucket underneath her home, and so many other things.

Jeanette’s style of writing consists of using emotion and feelings within her story. She makes the reader really think about their life, and how different or similar it may have been to hers. She sends the message that even coming from a poor and flawed family, you can still make your own choices and become who you want to become. When reading this book, you can picture what was happening. She used so much detail within her writing, which I personally loved.

This book is so unique in many ways which is why she received an award for her amazing memoir. One of the most memorable parts of the book, I believe, was when she had to go and search for her dad to bring him home. Her dad always ran away to bars, to drink away his problems, and the only person to go and find him was Jeanette. This showed how strong she was as a young girl, walking around from bar to bar, alone and set on a goal. Throughout the book, she shows her strength and loyalty to her family, always helping out and dealing with the messes her parents leave behind.

I would recommend this book to someone who relates to her life, or likes to read an amazing story filled with emotion. This book was one of the most incredible books I have ever read, and I am sure anyone who reads it will love it too!