Great read, very well written. It's about a lot more than Westover's story, though that would be enough.

There's a lot about memory, and how we can remake our memories of events as our circumstances change. Westover's journals are key in this: At times they force her to deal with what she actually experienced. Other times, her journals are not reliable as she wrote some things to make herself believe a false narrative.

There's also the idea of loyalty, and complex family dynamics.

There are a few things I wish had been addressed more, and some things seemed glossed over or even ignored. This may seem to be a strange complaint of a book that is so brutal in what it does reveal.

Still, very well written and compelling.