Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape by Jenna Miscavige Hill

9 reviews

siobhanward's review against another edition

emotional informative slow-paced

3.5

This book piqued my interest since I knew that Shelley Miscavige is the (probably) missing wife of the leader of scientology, so I figured a book from one of her family members was interesting, and it definitely was. I didn't know a whole lot about scientology going in other than the basics. Frankly, it just was never a rabbit hole that I fell down, but wow there's a ton out there. Learning about what it's like on the inside from someone who experienced it first hand as a child was an experience.

Hill's accounts of her time in scientology, training from an early age to be a "good" scientologist is fascinating and heartbreaking - I'm so, so glad she got out but I'm now more disturbed knowing what's happening to those who are still inside. I definitely found this book was slow at points. Hill's account was detailed, but sometimes to the point of being overly detailed or repetitive, but it was still a solid read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Suicide

growintogardens's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Bullying

Moderate: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Confinement

Minor: Suicide, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Death

stepnic's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative inspiring sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Mental illness, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion and Death

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

 3.5 stars- I thought for a memoir the narration was excellent. It was quite slow-moving, yet there was a lot going on. I was so glad in the end that the outcome was what it was. I never realized quite how bad Scientology was. I knew it was bad, but not this much of a total cult. The fact it has been declared a religion in the US is terrifying! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Slavery, Abandonment, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Bullying, and Child abuse

Moderate: Infidelity and Sexism

Minor: Abortion

beholderess's review

emotional slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Child abuse

Moderate: Confinement

grimviolins's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting

Minor: Abortion, Confinement, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

libraryofkayla's review

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Confinement, Child abuse, Abandonment, and Gaslighting

laurasbooks's review

emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

glains's review

informative reflective tense slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement