8. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

I appreciated the style of writing in this book. It didn't make me feel like the author was out for shock value and nothing more. That being said it would have been interesting to have a glimpse into some of her emotional reactions to the situations in her upbringing. I can accept that to a certain degree she would be desensitised, I still would expect a reaction to any number of the things that occur. The only real emotional reaction you get are the children standing up for their own family and then the events that eventually cause them to move to New York.

3 stars