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Book Review of The Glass Castle

The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle
Author: Jeannette Walls
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Book Type: Paperback
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Although this bogs down a bit about a third of the way through, it is a complex portrait of family life in a loving but very flawed family. To me, it raised the issue of why no school official ever redflagged the children's poor condition, but that's really my only criticism. I think the author did a good job of balancing her adult viewpoint with her viewpoint as a child.