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Oct 24, 2017TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book is the truth life story of Jeannette Walls, a now successful writer in New York who grew up in such a way that would make her unrecognizable now. Throughout the novel, she details what it was like growing up in poverty while moving place to place, under the care of her mentally ill mother and her alcoholic father. Although grim at times, she tells both the positive and negative aspects of her life and is truly raw through her rendition of her own reality. Over the course of the story you will empathize with her at every turn and view things in an entirely new perspective. I would rate this book 5/5 stars and recommend it to those with a passion for life and a love for understanding. - @The_Reviewer of the Teen Review Board of the Hamilton Public Library The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is probably one of my favourite books at the moment. I would say that this could be a controversial book if you were to focus on the peculiarity and uniqueness of the parents’ values; many times while reading the book I was appalled by the reactions of the parents when their children were inappropriately taken advantage of at the hands of family members and outsiders. While the parents themselves seemed a little odd with their teachings, what really fascinated me in the book was when the whole family did the “ske-daddle” more than once; they moved from one place to another, each place becoming worse than the last. Their lives were going downhill and the way Jeannette Walls described their living conditions, I often stopped the book and looked around my own home, imagining how my life would be if I was in the main character, Jeannette’s, place. This book was compelling but realistic, opening up the broad world of hardships to young adults reading this book. I recommend this book for readers ages 14 and up. I give this book a 5/5 star rating. - @ilovefood of The Hamilton Public Library's Teen Review Board While I respect the popularity that The Glass Castle has in the community, I believe it is one of the worst books I have ever read for two reasons: the mother, and the father of the protagonist. These two characters are some of the most dislikable morons I have seen in any media. The whole story revolves around them not liking city culture for some reason, and doing everything in their power to not admit that they’re poor, or trying to fix it. The mother does get better at some intervals, but I always think throughout the story that the father is actively trying to sabotage his own children’s futures. I do think it has an interesting narrative, but even then, most of the problems in and of this story would be nonexistent if the parents just smartened up. And since this is a memoir, I actively feel sorry for the protagonist. I give this story a 1 out of 5, and I do not recommend it whatsoever. - @RhythmDragon of the Teen Review Board of the Hamilton Public Library