Educated
by Tara Westover
Taste attributes: biographydocumentarydramafamilyslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survivalcoming of age
Boxlist takeA grounded biography that is weighty, stirring and unsavoury. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
Educated is a 2018 memoir by the American author Tara Westover. Westover recounts overcoming her survivalist Mormon family in order to go to college, and emphasizes the importance of education in enlarging her world. She details her journey from her isolated life in the mountains of Idaho to completing a PhD program in history at Cambridge University.
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- Tara Westover
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- 2018
- Pages
- 384
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