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May 26, 2019rldudley_0 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This book was recommended by both Bill Gates and Barack Obama. There is a lot of controversy about the book. Has the author elaborated some of the details, fictionalized others, etc? I guess that one question that has been raised several times is why she keep going back to a dangerous situation. I, like some others, feel that we do not have the whole story. I have had friends who where placed in similar situations and have had similar experience. I know people now who have never sent their children to a doctor. What the real story is is not really important. It is a look into the life of a dysfunctional family and the effects of a mentally ill person has upon his siblings or his children. It is in many ways a hard story to read and even though Tara does get an academic education she is still a product of her upbringing.