I am thoroughly enjoying the Glass Castle and reading about the main character Jeannette's childhood. The story is so up and down and it makes you feel for the character with everything her parents do or not do. As I am reading her parents do outrageous things but then seem to try to teach them a legitimate lesson with whatever they did dysfunctional and not a normal parent role. This week, while reading the story it dove into her Dad's alcoholism and gambling addiction. The parents played it off so well and made the kids believe that it was for the best and they downplayed it while teh kids knew clearly what was really goig on. Jeannette, the main character and her siblings definitely made a connection that something was not right with their dad but dealt with it and moved on. Their parents fought alot and then their relationship was so up and down. There are many things in the story that have happened that I ask myself, could a parent get away with that now and still have their children in their custody? It then makes you think and realize that there are children that grow up with chaos and learn to adapt and function with the dysfunction. I am so invested in the book it is hard to put down and I find myself wanting to read everynight!! I read Monday through Wednesday about thirty minutes each night.
I am so interested in where the story will go and how Jeannette will turn out as an adult. Stay tuned!!