My daughter read this last year in high school. Sounded interesting, but a little gruesome. My wife just finished reading it, and recommended I read it, so I did. And, WOW! She writes well, though she did send me to a dictionary a couple times (protip: a "massif" is "a compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits"). Yes, it has parts that are a little gruesome, and yes, I cringed and shrank a few times, mimicking my daughter's "squinting as [she] read." This book provides insight into education, the role of women, doomsday preppers, anti-government factions, abuse, gaslighting, psychology, and the role of families. Great book.