What Tara overcame was unbelievable.

so Tara and her siblings grew up working hard in their father's junkyard, helping their herbalist mother, and, when time allowed, running wild in the hills

I enjoyed Tara’s humble depiction of her early life, both how she viewed her place in her family and the reality of the world she was living in

Tara had to work against unusual circumstances and difficult family relationships to do this

Tara is so amazing at describing her emotions and her growth through the millions of struggles and little

Tara’s fierce love of her family & her torment became my own

Tara Westover's memoir was a fascinating read and, as a parent and grandparent, horrific as well

Thank you Tara.

Tara keeps getting dragged back in and down, but ultimately there is hope and distance.

Ms. Tara Westover is a champion with an unlimited future.

Tara’s story, backed by the authority of her own dramatic life and by the understanding she developed by studying and comparing different world views of many philosophers through history and by discussing them with fellow scholars, young and mature, contrasted with the reality of her own experience, makes us reflect on the oppression of deep-seated prejudices of outmoded religious creed, no more appropriated for the modern and enlightened contemporary society, such as the old-fashioned disregard of women dignity and of homosexual love and family bond

Bravo to Tara breaking free from Religious tyranny and assumed gender roles to go on and become an educated doctor, despite the fact her parents didn’t bother to enroll her in school or even bother to homeschool.

Tara's struggle to break free from the invisible bonds of her home will be a long journey

Tara, can fly free now

Tara shares her struggles, the pain, and her triumph

Thank you, Tara

Tara is amazing and although my family life is not like hers, I nearly cried with some of her revelations about hers.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading Tara Westover's memoir Educated.

Thank you, Tara for your insight and your wonderful way of writing.

Shawn's physical cruelty and name calling obviously were the result of his sexual guilt (he was always apologizing "after") yet obsession to continue to crave doing it (then blaming Tara for it..the lipstick

I was angered and shocked by Tara’s father’s unbelievable, and for sure, unacceptable behavior

Tara is bluntly honest about her recollections her fears and her past

Tara takes us on her journey of self-discovery, self-awareness, and struggle to reconcile her Mormon past with her inner self.

When one of Westover’s other brothers went to college, Tara was sufficiently intrigued by the notion that there was an outside world that she taught herself enough mathematics and science to take the ACT.

Thank you to Tara Westover.

Overcoming overwhelming odds, Tara is such an inspiration and made huge accomplishments!

Tara Westover overcame incredible odds to become the person she wanted to be.

Tara's story literally blew my mind - I was flabbergasted that someone who is the same age as me could have such a different upbringing - and different doesn't even begin to tell the story.

Tara captures you in really well with her story.

Tara must be one smart

Way to survive and excel Tara!

Tara does an excellent job engulfing the reader in her mind

People often forget that there are people like Tara’s extremist family living off the charts

Tara’s writing style, melodic, symphonic, sometimes almost poetic, transparent, trustful, humble, sometimes doubtful of her own memories and thoughts, vivid, dramatic, and philosophical

Reading Educated felt like living through Tara’s struggles, triumphs and self doubt right alongside her

Unbelievable but true story of growing up with such a great mind that Tara overcame insurmountable odds and was educated

Tara is exceptional no doubt

How Tara manages to break out of this system is the crux of this memoir.

Thank you Tara

Thank you Tara

I realize they had to be included because they were experiences that made Tara want to better her life

I was somewhat surprised that Tara Westover endured the abuse of her brother and father as long as she did.

Thank you Tara.

So eloquently written in a way that barely reveals any biases, Tara's story is shocking and captivating in a readthroughthenight kind of way

Tara's mom cannot protect her children since loyalty to the father is the strongest belief in the family.

Tara suffered abuse at the hands of her family

I found Tara's experience s spellbinding.

I hope Tara is finding happiness today.

Tara is amazing and although my family life is not like hers, I nearly cried with some of her revelations about hers.

Tara found happiness after such a difficult childhood.

I thank Tara and challenge her to continue writing

Tara fought through barriers of familial mental illness, perverted interpretation of religion/“end of days”, and near total lack of support from family

but Tara’s were monumental.

Educated was written in a way that made me understand all of Tara’s emotions and confusion without her having to say what she felt in a given moment

Tara also was beaten, tortured, mocked and ridiculed by a sadistic older brother

Tara presents her family as ignorant, cruel and backwards, for a good 12 chapters in the beginning ex:”Mom never wanted to be a midwife..but Dad insisted..”Dad always forced Mom to deliver another baby because he said ‘WE NEED THE MONEY

With only a small disclaimer that she might not remember perfectly, Tara undercuts an otherwise valuable account of her family’s dynamics, pain and suffering, and achievement

Tara, thank you for sharing your story with all of your readers.

Tara’s fierce love of her family & her torment became my own

Thank you, Tara.

Well done Tara

I would hear from boys at school about building barns or houses (the larger families lived in huge compound homes that had been added onto multiple times and the additions were always DIY), breaking horses, herding cattle, installing fences, digging ditches, and - like Tara's family - scrapping cars, appliances, etc. for the scrap metal

Tara pays dearly for her rebellion, “when my father was in my life, wrestling me for control of that life

Tara is my hero, and I can't wait to hear from her again (

But Tara’s descriptions of injuries and their healing are not only lurid, they’re irresponsible

I wish Tara Westover the best. . . .

Bravo to you, Tara.

I admire Tara for overcoming the horrible adversity she faced.

Thank you, Tara, for sharing your story.

When Tara tries to break free without severing all ties, she is punished psychologically and physically

Tara, thank you for writing your story and sharing it with the world.

Thank you Tara for sharing your story and very well done on your amazing achievements through such horrific challenges.

And in the end, the psychopathic abuser, her brother "Shawn," is seemingly left alone to continue abusing his wife and--one would expect eventually his children, especially his young daughter--while Tara Westover happily escapes, liberated by education.

Tara Westover's story is remarkable and I admire her strength and persistence to overcome her situation and make a better life for herself.

Tara leads us sometimes gently, at other times brutally throughout her life and she does so with an unflinching honesty that appeals to all that is good in each of us.

Tara lived trapped in this system for many

Tara, thank you!!You are certainly a brave woman

Tara had me rapt with where her story was going at every turn

Tara is truly amazing in her strength to be able to survive her childhood with a bipolar\schizophrenic father and older brothers with the same mental illness.

Tara, you're amazing

I enjoyed reading how Tara grew stronger

This is just the beginning, in future years more will be revealed as Tara matures...and assimilates the fame component if possible

Thank you Tara for your book

Tara relates her journey from turbulent early years marked by periodic domestic violence to adulthood with academic achievement, yet struggling with the demons of her youth.

The incredible Will to overcome such a childhood such as Tara Westover is truly amazing

I enjoyed the book, however found it difficult that a girl as bright as Tara did not help those that were abused by her brother Shawn

Tara’s struggle to free herself from a world where her father defined all the rules, beliefs and behavior of her family is a theme that plays itself out in countless families and society

n’t put down but dread seeing it end.

n’t write another book unless she has actually freed her mind.

n’t think the author is lying (as others claim)

I should think that abuse as brutal as she described and the family denial will take her much longer to recover from than she describe

Tara’s story might help people to better understand who they are and inspire them to make themselves a fundamental change in their lives, as well as it might help the world, the public opinion, and people in position of leadership to better understand the dramatic lives of people isolated from education and health services

Furthermore, like her old sect, her new religion will reward her so long as she follows its tenets.

Brave as in everything she went

I should think that abuse as brutal as she described and the family denial will take her much longer to recover from than she describe

Tara’s story might help people to better understand who they are and inspire them to make themselves a fundamental change in their lives, as well as it might help the world, the public opinion, and people in position of leadership to better understand the dramatic lives of people isolated from education and health services

Furthermore, like her old sect, her new religion will reward her so long as she follows its tenets.

Brave as in everything she went