Tara Westover grew up in a survivalist home and was homeschooled. Her father believed all government establishments were not to be trusted, including doctors. Her mother made tinctures and salves with herbs and spices. And when she was 17, she decided to educate herself enough to get into college, where she learned what the word Holocaust means and that the Civil Rights movement really did happen in the 1960s, not the 1860s. She was reinventing herself but remained fiercely loyal to her family, even as she learned the opposite of everything they taught her. Westover’s story is incredibly moving. It’s one of the better choices for poolside audiobooks.

And when I reached the end of this book, I snapped as if I were at a poetry slam.

From 8 Great Poolside Audiobooks at Book Riot.