Reddit mentions of Educated: A Memoir

Bias breakdown, in my opinion:

• At least seven are written from a pro-LDS perspective.
  
• Five are mostly critical of the church (I'm combining CES Letter and Letter for my Wife as one; they are largely redundant).
  
• Four are remarkably neutral; a balance of supportive and critical LDS narratives.
  
• Three are about Christian theology and don't even mention Mormonism once.
  
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  EDIT: Damn, I knew I'd forget some. Add these to the list above:
  
  
• Studies of the Book of Mormon (B.H. Roberts) - proLDS
  
• Educated: A Memoir (Tara Westover) - neutral

Doesn’t directly answer your question but check out “Educated” by Tara Westover. Great read, she also left home to pursue education and could be a source of inspiration for you

That’s odd - I wonder if there’s something going on with taxes that impacts digital goods less? In the US it seems standard that the ebook is a few dollars more expensive than the paperback.

If you can look at the US version of Amazon the hardcover version is a dollar cheaper than the ebook.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0399590501/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_U2YRDbGHNTMZY

I just sent my NC letter today.

It took me about 4 months to get to this point. What made me actually send it was reading a book called Educated which is a memoir about a borderline dad. Not the same, but it showed me how an entire family can orchestrate themselves together to help support the person with the disorder.

What I expect moving forward is that I won't see a lot of my family on her side. She is very close to two of my cousins, and I don't expect them to understand my point of view. I expect that they will potentially try to force us together.

This means that I, and you, have choices. If you are feeling this struggle, I wonder if your brother is too? He might be more receptive than you think to meeting without your mom involved at all. No matter what, it is your choice if you see her or not. It is your choice if you want to communicate with her or not. If your childhood was like mine, you spent a lot of time raising yourself - and probably some time raising her as well. You don't need her to be a good person, or to justify your choices, or to live your life happily.

Good luck!

“Educated” is a 2018 best-selling memoir written by a woman who grew up in this type of environment (and whose parents were also against formal education to boot) and later went on to get her PhD (and vaccines)! Given that she has older siblings, we are looking at 35+ years of this kind of gig. I highly recommend the book. By the way, her mother STILL runs a successful essential oils business.