The Glass Castle

pgs. 271-328

I'm glad that Jeannette is living a good life in New York. Her father might have had enough money and time to build the Glass Castle, if he wasn't wasting all his time and money on alcohol. I was no surprised when Jeannette told him he was never going to be able to build the Castle and she was right.

I can't believe that Jeannette's mom inherited land worth a million dollars and never sold it to have money to support her family. If I were Jeannette in that situation, I would have been hurt and betrayed. Betrayed that her mother had known how much the land was worth and never sold it. She never sold it to 'keep it in the family'. What is the point of having a great deal of land when you are never going to use it? Also hurt because that would make me feel like my own mother doesn't care. She would rather keep a piece of land that she never saw instead of selling it in order to keep her family healthy.

I think the father would have lived longer if he hadn't drank and smoked so much.

When I was reading the book in the beginning I didn't understand the title. But now I understand the Glass Castle is referring to Jeannette's father's 'dream house', a glass castle.