Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs by Elissa Wall

4 reviews

sapphire_dreams's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Violence, Incest, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Rape, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

Minor: Physical abuse and Bullying

freigruber's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Sexual harassment

ratchel_l's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Rape, Miscarriage, Incest, Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Kidnapping

ticvoria_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

This was simultaneously a difficult read and not a difficult read. Elissa’s story is heartbreaking but told in a way that you can empathize with how she was feeling and understand the context of how growing up FLDS moulded the way she saw the world before leaving the cult.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide attempt