Jeannette Walls tells a tale in this book that is hard to fathom being true, but you can tell from the matter-of-fact way she tells her story that it is, in fact, very true. Her parents, one an alcoholic and one an amazingly selfish and codependent person, brought their children up in abject poverty which could have easily been avoided. The children grew up quickly because they soon learned they would have to fend for themselves if they were to survive. What makes this book so amazing to read is the way Walls tells her story. She doesn't emotionalize what she is telling, much as you would imagine a child reacting to the conditions and situations she is conveying. The story manages to be uplifting as the children survive and even thrive in spite of the lack of almost every material thing, including the basics needed to survive. And, through it all, is an underlying theme of love and acceptance.
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