This book has been on top of several charts and many celebrity reading lists (ones that I respect) including my wife who highly recommended it, so I picked it up for some light reading. And what an engaging read.
The story is written in the first person by the author as a biographical depiction of her super conservative upbringing in a Mormon family in Idaho. Right from the start the book kind of makes you think ahead of whats going to happen and its never easy to guess. This is not a coming of age story but a study of growth and commitment that on has towards their family. The author does a great job of writing in the first person to the point where it almost feels like you're reading her journal (to herself)
The value of education is taken for granted my times but this book helped me draw a stark contrast between getting an education in lieu of not. I highly recommend this book to any avid reader and then encourage them to go out and discuss this even more.
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