A menina da montanha

A trajetória real da americana que pisou numa sala de aula pela primeira vez aos 17 anos até a conquista do doutorado em Cambridge

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Portuguese language

Published Feb. 19, 2018 by Rocco.

ISBN:
978-85-325-3122-3
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OCLC Number:
1109728194

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4 stars (21 reviews)

Escolhido como um dos livros do ano pelo Bill Gates e indicado pelo ex-presidente americano Barack Obama, além de figurar entre a lista dos mais vendidos do NYT Tara Westover tinha 17 anos quando pisou pela primeira vez em uma sala de aula. Nascida nas montanhas de Idaho, Estados Unidos, era a caçula de sete irmãos. Guiados pelo fanatismo do pai, todos estavam sempre se preparando para o fim do mundo, estocando conservas e dormindo com uma mala pronta para o caso de fuga. No verão, ajudava a mãe, parteira e curandeira, a fazer remédios medicinais. No inverno, coletava sucata com o pai. Além do sistema de ensino, seu pai também desconfiava dos hospitais, por isso Tara jamais viu um médico durante a infância. Cortes, machucados e até mesmo graves queimaduras eram todos tratados em casa. A família estava tão isolada da sociedade que não havia ninguém para garantir que …

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Review of 'Educated Tara Westover, Where the Crawdads Sing [Hardcover] 2 Books Collection Set' on 'Goodreads'

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This is a gut-wrenching but an endearing memoir.

It’s a story of a girl growing up in a paranoiac family that doesn’t believe in public schools, Holocaust, government agencies and with many other quirks. It’s also a story of living through a physically abusive and mentally tormented upbringing.

If I sound gloom, hold your horses. It is an endearing story of someone who went from no schooling to getting a Ph.D in just a span of ten years through sheer grit and perseverance.

This is soulful reminder of counting one’s blessings and privileges that we all take for granted. Simple acts of going to a school or visiting a hospital or wearing a fashionable dress are indeed a privilege and luxury for certain people.

One of the wonderful books I listened through this year. Eerily it reminded me of the Netflix’s documentary Wild Wild Country for the cult like beliefs …

Review of 'Educated' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

Stunningly beautiful memoir about growing up in a survivalist family in Idaho, about growing up and no longer feeling like you belong. The pacing her is letter perfect, each chapter containing its own magic and yet adding to the story itself. The kind of book you can't wait to get back to and finis by saying, out loud, to anybody, "I'm so glad I read that."

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