Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult by Faith Jones

141 reviews

bitesizedbeet's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Death, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, and Eating disorder

melissa10's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse

jkmoriarty's review

informative tense medium-paced

3.75

The pacing and storytelling was a little off for me, but I am glad I read this memoir, and I could tell it was important to the author that she share her experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Rape

jennagrace_m's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective

4.0

This is difficult to rate as it was very tough to read (or listen to - I listened to the audiobook) the awful practices of The Children of God cult. But that said, the book was well written and provided a very thorough look at Faith's personal experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

ajoppen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

byashleylamar's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

Minor: Abortion, Emotional abuse, Cultural appropriation, Misogyny, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Addiction, Incest, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Rape, and Sexual harassment

carriemae's review

dark emotional medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Violence, Misogyny, Gun violence, and Emotional abuse

kateyoutka's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

3.0

A deeply troubling assessment of one woman's experience in the Children of God, a cult known for troubling sex practices (among a myriad of other issues). This isn't so much a book *about* the cult as it is a memoir about one person's experience within said cult. I wish the history of the cult had been given throughout the book, rather than a rushed introduction -- I listened to the audiobook of this so it was impossible for me to flip back to the history section and cross-check anything I was confused about. 

That said, I feel for the author and her experiences and hope she is healing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Child abuse

Moderate: Religious bigotry

melchncookies's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.5

This book has graphic descriptions of sexual acts involving minors. It’s not for the faint hearted. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Gaslighting, Sexism, Sexual content, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

angreadseverything's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault