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.

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.