Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

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

5 reviews

vannahcabana's review

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

This book details the Scientology journey of the niece of the organization’s current leader. It was very interesting to read her story as a child through young adult years in the “religion.” I’ve watched several documentaries regarding Scientology and other folks leaving, but this was quite interesting being the current leader’s niece. Not an easy story to read but definitely interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Infidelity, Stalking, Death, Sexual content, and Suicide

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

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