Beautifully written and inspiring story.
I love the attention to detail and how the author tries not to judge people and their motives a lot and even mentions when memories might not be correct because other people imagine them differently. Or the note in the beginning that the book is not a reflection on Mormonism because one family can never represent an entire religious group.
The author is so reflected and I love it.

I read the book because it's a well-known and loved book, but also because it was mentioned as a book against homeschooling and I recently read a book pro that (or a book about "unschooling" more specifically). But I am glad that this book does not contradict my idea about young people wanting to learn out of an inert desire. Yes, homeschooling for Tara and her siblings was detrimental to their development, and I understand that people are against homeschooling because of experiences like this. But I do not think that forcing young students to school will solve that issue. Children can go to school and still have an abusive family and not get all the educational chances they deserve because of that. I believe more social workers, better access to educational materials, and higher social security for working class people can already help a lot. But I do not know.

It was inspiring to see how a young person, despite all the challenges and little access to formal education and knowledge, still manages to learn so much and move on to writing a beautiful book. Resilience is a fascinating thing.