I borrowed this book from my mom a few years back and read the entire thing fairly quickly. This was a great read. I really enjoyed the way Jeannette Walls went about describing her life. It definitely tugged at my heartstrings, and was a very moving memoir.

I picked up this book I few years ago on a whim. I always find myself coming back to reread it. Jeannette Walls' story is one of pure courage. It left me feeling very grateful for my own life and magical childhood expereinces I was able to have. I would recommend this book to anyone.

Great book, very emotional. This is not a typical genre for me, but I still enjoyed it. Easy to read and visualize.

This is one of the best books that I've ever read.

I absolutely loved it.

I have no complaints about it at all, other than the fact that I wanted it to continue on forever.

The writer doesn't hold anything back and evokes so much emotion in the reader.

Beautifully written, and would definately recommend it to anyone who enjoys non-fiction!

I love love loved this book. I started reading it before bed one night and stayed up untill 5 am reading the thing. I just couldn't put it down. I was dissapointed when it ended, I just didn't want it to stop it was do good. I recommend this book to anyone and everyone!

I saw Jeannette Walls on the Craig Ferguson show and was impressed with her warmth, sass, and humor.

She was promoting her next book after the "The Glass Castle" but she made a few references to it during her interview. I ran out to buy it immediately but only read it a few weeks ago.

This memoir is pretty shocking, it tells of neglect and poverty, but it also highlights the many good moments of Jeannette's childhood. The brilliance and creativity of her parents are revealed even as she tells of their inability to cope in the world.

Her characters are real people, and they are portrayed as such. They are neither heros nor villains, but rather imperfect people who get lost inspite of good intentions. Jeannette's voice in this memoir, that of a child and young adult, also makes this story seem real and tangible. Jeannette isn't telling a sob story, she's just telling it like she saw it.

I loved this book, and I read it within a day.
You won't be dissappointed.

I had been meaning to read this book for quite some time by the time that I finally got around to it. It isn't an overly well known book, but with the raw honestly that it contains it definitely should work it's way up on many people's lists.
The content in this book makes you stop and think about how impactful a childhood really is. The insight that Walls brings to her own life story is phenomenal to say the least. This book isn't a feel good novel, but shows the realities of the messiness of life.
I have to admit that I do love a good memoir, there's something about leaning about people's own lives, all the seemingly insignificant details that you later realize are a crucial part to your own story. This would definitely be one of my top recommended memoires.

Im not usually into the whole memoir ordeal. It wasnt until the end of the book did I start to enjoy the read. Not so much of a favoured for me but, it would be a good read if your into memoirs. The storyline is so disfunctional that you would think its fiction. Compelling in ways but I felt it was mostly dry and overly emotional. While I do believed that Jeanette Walls is truly strong for being calm in a strong breeze, I find it hard to believe that she remembers every little detail about her life, so much, It sometimes seemed even exaggerated.

Enjoyed her style. I understand she has a new one out . Can hardly wait to read it.

You may know Jeannette Walls from her MSNBC gossip column. She recently decided to write about her life and where she came from. Like Burroughs, she had some extremely hard times, including having an alcoholic father and living a life of poverty since she can remember. This woman is so strong after everything that she has seen and experienced in her life, it's just unbelievable.

I never really read many memoirs before until Running With Scissors. When my mother recommended this I just had to read it. I kept having to remind myself that this was, in fact, a memoir, because it is so sad and unexpected. Walls paints a picture that I couldn't even imagine in my dreams. This isn't a way to talk bad about her parents or where she came from; she wrote it because she says she felt like a "fake", living a life of success, when she knows where she came from. I really can't explain this book, you just have to read it.

I want to use examples to show you how sad/unbelievable things are, but I really don't want to ruin anything for you.