The Glass Castle

A Memoir

De: Jeannette Walls

Narrado por: Jeannette Walls

THE BELOVED #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER—FROM THE AUTHOR OF HANG THE MOON

The extraordinary, one-of-a-kind, “nothing short of spectacular” (Entertainment Weekly) memoir from one of the world’s most gifted storytellers.

The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When sober, Jeannette’s brilliant and charismatic father captured his children’s imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. Her mother was a free spirit who abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn’t want the responsibility of raising a family.

The Walls children learned to take care of themselves. They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. Their parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered.

The Glass Castle is truly astonishing—a memoir permeated by the intense love of a peculiar but loyal family.

The memoir was also made into a major motion picture from Lionsgate in 2017 starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, and Naomi Watts.

Like peeping through your fingers at a car wreck

The Glass Castle is the remarkable tale of Jeannette Walls growing up with her whacky parents. It is such an entertaining, outrageous story that it is hard to believe. Assuming that it is true, Walls' youth certainly provides some framework of appreciation for me as I look back at my "boring", stable family. If it is all hyperbole, then it is an inventive memoir of a highly dysfunctional family. Either way, it is a very entertaining listen.

Pathetic child rearing.

I found this book so very sad, that the parents in this true story were so self absorbed and neglected their children so horrifically. The children still loved the parents, and it made me so furious, especially at the mother. But it is well written, and very thoughtful, and as tough as the circumstances were in these lives, I still really enjoyed the book.

amazing memoir

loved it easy to follow and an amazing story highly recommend would read it again!

Great story, bad reader

How did the narrator detract from the book?

This is such a wonderful story, the reader didn't bring any personality to the characters and had the horrible habit of dropping her voice a the end of each sentence. It was so irritating I stopped listening for a couple of weeks but the story lured me back.

Nicely Writen

Jeanette Walls by most accounts had a hard upbringing. She tells her story with vivid details to bring you into her world. Great book of reminders how fortunate you are with the little or abundance of things. And in the end, all that matters is family.

A heart wrenching read

What made the experience of listening to The Glass Castle the most enjoyable?

The way it comes to live and you can see the places and experience unfold in front of you.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Glass Castle?

When she Jeannette falls out of the car and sits my the road waiting for her father and mother to come back to pick her up.

What does Jeannette Walls bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The true emotion behind the words from a first person prospective.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

A look inside a dysfunctional life.

Outstanding

What made the experience of listening to The Glass Castle the most enjoyable?

Walls told her story without any rancour or bitterness, in spite of the horrific circumstances of her childhood. I found it riveting.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Absolutely!

Any additional comments?

Her depiction of her parents evoked unexpected sympathy for them, even while the reader/listener is horrified and outraged by their irresponsibility.

fascinating story

Loved it and hated it at times, but never bored. also read Half Broke Horses which helps to explain family dynamics.

Great story

This book ended perfectly but the story made me shake my head more times than I could count. The fact that Jeanette ends up the way she does is mind blowing after what she goes through.

Wonderful book!

You will not be disappointed in this one! A wonderful story of a family that’s hard to forget . Having the author reading it makes it even more enjoyable.