Educated / Where the Crawdads Sing

by Tara Westover, Delia Owens

Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched Collectively:

Educated Tara Westover, Where the Crawdads Sing [Hardcover] 2 Books Collection Set:

Educated Tara Westover:
Tara Westover and her family grew up preparing for the End of Days but, according to the government, she didn’t exist. She hadn’t been registered for a birth certificate. She had no school records because she’d never set foot in a classroom, and no medical records because her father didn’t believe in hospitals.As she grew older, her father became more radical and her brother more violent. At sixteen, Tara knew she had to leave home. In doing so she discovered both the transformative power of education, and the price she had to pay for it.

Where the Crawdads Sing:
For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life - until the unthinkable happens.

Genres: Memoir, Book Club

Paperback

About the author

Tara Westover is an American author living in the UK. Born in Idaho to a father opposed to public education, she never attended school. She spent her days working in her father's junkyard or stewing herbs for her mother, a self-taught herbalist and midwife. She was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom, and after that first taste, she pursued learning for the next decade. She received a BA from Brigham Young University in 2008 and was subsequently awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. She earned an MPhil from Trinity College, Cambridge in 2009, and in 2010 was a visiting fellow at Harvard University. She returned to Cambridge, where she was awarded a PhD in history in 2014.

Reviews

[Robin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Am I the only one who was not impressed with Where the Crawdads Sing? It was so unbelievable for me on so many levels. The main character has no formal education and she suddenly is writing and publishing books? She becomes completely independent at the age of what 7? I get the attraction to the description of the landscape. I love nature and have a spiritual connection with it so gave it 2 stars. But my fictive dream was broken so many times by how unrealistic it seemed. Finally, I love poetry and maybe I'm a poetry snob, but the poetry that she wrote was so bad, I had to skim over all the poems. In fact, I skimmed the last 50 pages or so.

[Juliet MacDonell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Prefer "The Glass Castle" - similar plot line but more diverse stories.

[Jennifer Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truly a great read from cover to cover. This book is inspiring to anyone who picks it up. Through all the struggles and pain she went through she kept going on.

[Camilla Hagelien · Rating 5 out of 5]

Veldig interessant om oppvekst på et svært isolert sted, veldig langt fra hva de fleste kjenner seg igjen i. Den var både fin og trist, og ikke minst veldig godt skrevet!

[Solange Janes · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tellement prévisible, romantique à l’excès. Je ne l’ai pas fini fatiguée de tant de niaiseries

[Deb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spirited writing that leads an incredible tale of a hero. I was surprised at several passages. Which was highly enjoyable.

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fascinating and upsetting all at the same time. I couldn't wait to finish it so that I could be done with it. Glad I read it but its not on my list of books I would want to reread.

[Donna Stansbury · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this book! Very vivid writing made the book come alive. The ending was perfect.

[Summer Newin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I actually really liked this book. It took a while to get into but then I couldn’t put it down. You could picture the book perfectly in your head because of the descriptions.

[Kioma · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Lata Gwalani]

“My life was narrated for me by others. Their voices were forceful, emphatic, absolute. It had never occurred to me that my voice might be as strong as theirs.” —

This quote has stayed with me long after I closed the book.

This book produced mixed emotions in me. Disgusted. Angry. Suspicious. Inspired. Motivated. Relieved. I put down the book several times, and told myself that I will never pick it up again, only to go back to it.

Tara Westover's memoir is a canvas of blind faith and loyalty, ignorance of overwhelming proportions, and the insane desire to turn it all around. Whoa!

Brought up in the mountains of Idaho, by Mormon parents who believed neither in schools, nor in hospitals, Tara has a ringside view of life at the crudest. There are experiences that she and her siblings go through, that make you feel that they are more the exaggeration rather than the reality. Or, better still, childhood memories that have lost their sheen of truth. That said, one cannot take away the credit due to Tara for her grit and determination to turn her life around when she steps into school for the first time, at the age of 17.

The writing shines like a lone star on a black night, especially the parts when she is torn between the desire to deep dive into her academia and her sense of duty to her parents.

Saying anything more will give away the gems in the memoir. Read it to befriend gritty souls like Tara. They are scarce.

[Tammy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Where the Crawdad's Sing #368 pages or 12 hours 12 min. Delia Owens is a Zoologist that wrote this historical fiction mystery book. It's about a young woman named Kya, (coming of age) who's left to raise herself in the marshes of North Carolina when her family abandons her at a young age.

Owens are connected to a real-life murder mystery from 1995, when she and her then-husband, Mark Owens, were doing conservation work in Zambia.

I spent 6 years of my military childhood living in Southern Georgia/Florida/South Carolina with swamps, alligators, water moccasins, wild boar, and the Georgia gnats. I remember a school field trip to Okefanokee Swamp. I loved sweet iced tea and boiled peanuts. Our lunch was grits, fried shrimp, and fried okra. All my best friends were of color and those were some of my best and worst memories.

https://youtu.be/r9KKzX6j9G8

https://www.deliaowens.com/

[Melanie Weekes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Educated was emotional and very well written. It was hard to put it down. A very sad story of mental illness in a family. Makes one wonder how much more impactful education could be if students wanted it as badly as the characters did in this book. Without much homeschooling or regular school she pushed her mind to learn the concepts she needed to learn to get a good score on the ACT. Interesting that getting into college was an option for her , maybe more colleges should have this option for people with non traditional education. You can't stop a made up mind. Loved this memoir, sad but necessary in this age of rethinking traditional education and virtual school.

[Danelle Sofuku · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must read memoir. Such a strong woman. Beautifully written, shocking account of a life transformed through grit, determination and education. Through surviving extreme circumstances and a life isolated from others by parents who have very strong convictions and a distrust of the government and medical institutions. She gives hope to others to find their voice despite those trying to take it away & control them.

[Judy King · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tara Westover´s voice vibrates with authenticity. In spite of continual family ignorance and cruelty, she maintains both empathy and understanding for her family ignorance and prejudice. She was suffocating in a closed, isolated world. I felt her struggle for independence and freedom and marveled at her unswerving fight to overcome self-doubts to gain an education. A truly admirable, uplifting read.

[Mercy Hegland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enthralling and heart rendering, a story that everyone should read, the life of Tara Westover is an inspiration to all who have a difficult family life. Her childhood was filled with the challenges of parents with a mental illness that drove them to concealment of their abuse but also with love and loyalty to ones own. Her life is a mixture of the triumph of determination and the anguish of loss.

[Michael L Richard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Both books, Where the Crawdads Sing and Educated are excellent books.
Both personal journey stories of a young woman. One fiction. One fact!
My editor asked me to read both books, as comparables to mine.
So we will see?
While I see some similarities, I see lots of differences as well.
Blessings,
Michael Richard

[Kaysev]

Probably as intense of a book as I can stand to read. Abuse, neglect, cruelty and insanity - and a child in the middle of it all. I could not stop reading it, but it is difficult, knowing it's a true tale.

[Christopher Gilmore · Rating 5 out of 5]

I accidently read these books back to back and was glad that I did. Two very insightful stories about achieving personal heights that based on their circumstances most people would not have thought possible.

[Ashleigh Rivers · Rating 3 out of 5]

Am I the only who wasn’t completely in love with Educated? It was fine. Its a interesting and very hard story but I thought it was just okay. Im glad I read it but will I read it again? Definitely not.

[Marjan · Rating 1 out of 5]

نسخه ی ترجمه شده را خواندم . به نظرم بهتر بود تارا وستور از یک نویستده درخواست می کرد تا کتاب را برایش بنویسد .‌ شاید با هنر نویستدگی اش باعث میشد کتاب جذاب و خواندنی تر شود. در کل کتاب و دوست نداشتم .

[Mrs Laetitia Hagan]

One of the best books I have read this year. It stayed with me long after I had finished..

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read. I enjoyed the authors descriptions.

[Cheri Eskeberg · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was surprised by the ending. Loved the book. Passed it on to my daughter in law.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best books I've ever read.

[Suzanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent story, well told. Great descriptive narrative.

[S.mott]

Intriguing story... made me realize how our childhood beliefs are solely derived from our family influences. "We only know what we know"

[Betty · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was very good. Kept my total attention. Ending was surprising. Would highly recommend.

[Renee Schalmo · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorites!

[Charlynne · Rating 3 out of 5]

I “enjoyed” the story. I found the “storytelling” to be less enjoyable.