Educated is the memoir of Tara Westover, a woman who grew up in a very conservative Mormon family and never went to school until she was 17.

The memoir has won a lot of prices, thus, when I saw it was a Read Now on NetGalley, I could not withstand the temptation to pick the book up. Do I regret it? No. Would I reread this book anytime soon? Also no. But I do think this book was so interesting since Westover lived a vastly different life compared to myself. It makes me appreciate the privileges I have like my education and how normal it was for me to pursue a university career (even if I don't know what to do with it now. That might even underscore it).

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I found that Tara was so brave to pursue her education up till the point she even got her PhD in History in 2014. She endured abuse and lost contact with most of her family which you would not wish upon anyone.

I read in someone's review that everyone with higher education should read this book. I do not fully agree with it but I understand their point because the book shows that higher education is not universal right (yet, hopefully). If you are interested in Westover's story, be sure to pick it up. She has quite the story to tell.

TW: abuse