I just read The Glass Castle with the AP English class. Wow, what a riveting memoir. It was difficult to read sometimes because the conditions of the family were heartbreaking and often seemed unfair. I felt badly for the author so many times because of the way her family had to live and the difficulties she encountered with growing up rough. I think the thing that surprised me the most about this memoir was how smart the children were. The parents in this memoir were completely neglectful and were not aware of their responsibilities as parents to provide for their children, yet all of the children could read by the time they were three! Caden can't even recognize all of his letters yet, let alone read! That is amazing to me!
I recommend this book, but with mixed feelings. Those readers that enjoy memoirs and human-interest stories will probably enjoy this book, but those that prefer fiction or are a bit queasy about reading about the suffering that occurs in other people's lives probably would not enjoy the book. I am wondering if anyone else has read this novel, or is reading it, and what their opinions are.
As someone who liked this book, is there something similar that you would recommend for me to read next that would be along the same lines: a memoir or a non-fiction human interest story?
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