When Uncle Stanley groped Jeannette, her mother didn’t seem too concerned and actually felt sorry for the uncle, believing him to be lonely! She really lacks motivation to get up and do something about their deplorable living conditions, but is too selfish to do so. When Brian and Jeannette found the diamond ring, they could have used it to buy necessities like food and clothes, but their mother needed it for her precious self-esteem. “That just means you haven’t come to the end yet.” How exciting is it to sleep all day or have tantrums about blaming her children for her failures as an artist?) “Things usually work out in the end.” She had an excuse for her behavior, whining that she’s a “sugar addict.” (And later, she refuses to get a job or keep one, when she gets them because she’s an “excitement addict.” Really, it seems like she’s rather immature and lazy. When the kids had nothing to eat, she hid a king-sized Hershey bar in her bed for herself. But throughout most of the book, I was so angry with the parents, her mother in particular: She is a fine example of a self-made, successful person. Walls is superb with details, a true genius. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is a stunning memoir, hard to put down. It’s narrated Jeannette Walls herself.īook Review: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

The book, The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, is also available on Audible. The Glass Castle is truly astonishing-a memoir permeated by the intense love of a peculiar but loyal family.

Their parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered. They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. The Walls children learned to take care of themselves. Her mother was a free spirit who abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn’t want the responsibility of raising a family. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. When sober, Jeannette’s brilliant and charismatic father captured his children’s imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. Theme: Growing Up, Illusion, and Disillusion Possessions and Ownership Responsibility, Self-Sufficiency, and Non-Conformityīook Summary: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls Setting Place: American Southwest Welch, West Virginia New York City Major Characters: Jeannette Walls, Rex Walls, Rose Mary Walls, Maureen Walls, Brian Walls, Lori Walls

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