Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family by Garrard Conley

10 reviews

taliynmarie's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

A heart-breaking memoir that also brings hope for the future. The author's voice is very evident and I felt so much of my own story as I read his. It is so important to write and publish stories like this - both so others know they are not alone, but also so others understand what their actions do.
I couldn't put this down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, and Pedophilia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

religious trauma

katiemonty's review against another edition

challenging

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Homophobia, and Violence

orchidd's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Homophobia, Outing, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, Cursing, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Addiction

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Drug use

mandi4886's review

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Outing

Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Miscarriage, Addiction, Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Ableism, Abandonment, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

lesenilpferd's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual assault, Outing, and Homophobia

zaraha's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Outing

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

hendrickreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

This was a jarring look into the mind of a child raised deep in the bible belt. Reading his honest thoughts about religion, guilt, and family put perspective on the conservative Christians. While reading, I couldn't help but rage at the close minded elders and the injustice/abuse they're condoning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual violence

water_violin's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Outing, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

mishiefsloki's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Outing, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Forced institutionalization

phkodee's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Addiction, Car accident, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt