Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

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

7 reviews

sara_m_martins's review

This book is far too graphic in the abuse described. 
Plus, the writing style and the form feel weird and dissonant, as the sequence of events goes from pages of different but relatively-mundane life (like building a wall) to extremely abusive and traumatic scenarios. 
Additionally, I think I would rather read a more removed perspective - i.e. a biography instead of an autobiography

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Self harm, Sexual content, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, Incest, Animal death, Child abuse, Misogyny, Mental illness, Rape, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Alcoholism, Cultural appropriation, and Drug use

rotatinglibrary's review

challenging dark sad slow-paced

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Colonisation, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Incest, Fatphobia, Excrement, and Eating disorder

sydneybedell's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Colonisation, Incest, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Sexism

Moderate: Antisemitism, Homophobia, Confinement, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death, Death, Murder, and Suicide

calcifire's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, and Sexual content

mondovertigo's review

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Gaslighting, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Bullying, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Abortion, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Blood, and Body shaming

thelassinlinen's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Xenophobia

betsygrace's review

dark hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

I really liked this book. Coming from an evangelical background, this gave me a lot to reflect on in terms of breaking down my own faith to learn which parts were toxic and which weren’t, and how to move forward. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Incest

Minor: Addiction