I liked Rex Walls through the majority of the book.
He was creative and smart and a good father when he was sober. If he hadn't drank so much so often, then he might have actually saved money or found ways to build the Glass Castle. I'm glad Jeannette believed in him because if she didn't he would have gone completely to alcohol since he had no one to turn to.
His adventures like Demon Hunting were very unique and even though he had no money he found a great present for Jeannette that she remembered even when she moved to New York. He promised her Venus. Although Jeannette couldn't hold it or play with it, it was a present that she cherished.
It was wrong of him to use Jeannette to gamble. She almost got raped when Robbie took her up to his room. Rex didn't even care like any normal father would. In fact, he encouraged it.
I was upset that Jeannette left Welch and her father. I knew it was best that she went, but Rex was even more upset. The only person who believed in him was leaving. He even tried to get her to stay with the Glass Castle blueprints, which I though was sweet. However, he knew she was going to leave anyway which made it that much more disappointing.
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