The Glass Castle

by Jeanette Walls

The Glass Castle is a captivating memoir of endurance and transformation, offering a candid glimpse into a family that is both deeply flawed and uniquely engaging. Sober, Jeannette's father was a brilliant and charismatic teacher, instilling in his children a love for physics, geology, and living life boldly. However, under the influence, he became deceitful and harmful. Their mother was a free-spirited individual who disliked the idea of a conventional home life and shied away from parental responsibilities. The Walls siblings learned to care for themselves, supporting each other in finding their way to New York. Their parents, despite their children's success, chose to remain homeless. The Glass Castle is truly astonishing, a memoir filled with the intense love of a unique yet devoted family.

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Reviews

[KSL ☕]

Before finishing this, I gave it five stars — right out of the gate. Her story is unbelievable and infuriating at times. But love is love. It doesn’t always make sense. It doesn’t need to make sense to anyone really but the people involved. I remember hearing about Walls writing this book when she was working at New York Mag or Esquire decades ago. I’ve waited a long time to read it. Well worth the wait!

[Victoria]

One of the better books I’ve read. Having a hard time putting my finger on exactly what I liked about it, but I think it starts with Jeanette Walls’ strong voice and storytelling skills. Not only was her life unique, but the style of her writing was as well.

[Sally Trabulsi]

This was such a great book. I read it quite some time ago when I was Living back in Michigan, and its amazingly dysfunctional family still sits in my mind. I might even read it again - and I never reread books! There are too many of them. Anyway, I would recommend it to everybody. When I remember reading a book and it's not on my READ list, I just make up an approximate date for the heck of it.

[Heather Hart]

This was one of the best books I ever read. I saw it all in my head and couldn't stop until I finished . My two sisters and I all read it and loved it

[Utsav]

Great book, opens your eyes to lives of others. Well-written.