The Glass Castle
A Memoir
by Jeannette Walls
4/5
Scribner 288 pages January 18, 2005
Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose dysfunction was matched only by their brilliance and charisma. Her memoir recounts a childhood of constant upheaval — from desert towns to Appalachian poverty to the streets of New York City — told with astonishing lack of self-pity.
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Jim has read a lot of memoirs, and this one left him stunned. Walls tells the most heartbreaking childhood story imaginable with zero bitterness and somehow makes you understand — not forgive, but understand — her parents. The scene where three-year-old Jeannette catches fire cooking hot dogs alone? Jim nearly fell off his leaf. Four worms for raw honesty that hits like a freight train.
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