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hcop's review
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Gore
Moderate: Antisemitism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Police brutality
Minor: Cancer, Child death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Terminal illness
alisonannk's review
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Racism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Grief, and Medical content
Moderate: Confinement, Classism, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer and Dementia
annamay1021's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Car accident, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Cancer, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Emotional abuse
aweekinthelife's review against another edition
3.5
impressive what the author lived through to get to where she is. and maybe a useful datapoint for what can happen in extreme situations, but not quite the book for me.
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Miscarriage
alexutzu's review
4.5
I have listened to an audio version of this book, which might have given me a different perspective than reading it. I liked the pacing of this version, as it seems faster and more compelling in terms of storytelling. The beginning was a bit slow, but the book caught a lot of speed in the second half.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Violence
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Animal death, and Car accident
Minor: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Cancer
taracoleman's review
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Racial slurs, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Grief, Gun violence, Sexism, Slavery, Antisemitism, Cancer, Genocide, and Miscarriage
heatherchrisman's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Car accident, Mental illness, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Racism, Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Violence
elspethmigliore's review against another edition
4.25
i can’t imagine myself rereading, but maybe ☑️
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, Gore, Grief, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Racism, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Medical content
passionatereader78's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racial slurs, Cursing, Violence, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Body shaming, and Cancer
madisonrose1519's review against another edition
4.5
Westover’s accounts of what she endured in her childhood were shocking. I’ve been trying to read books I find more challenging, and having been on a memoir kick lately, and this was perfect for that. This is the second memoir I’ve read that exposed some of the darkest sides of Mormonism, and I’m blown away by how little I knew about it before.
Westover’s writing is formal yet still easy to read and enjoy. It’s somber yet thrilling. I love how she ended so many of her chapters with such poignant, concise remarks, particularly after the most emotionally difficult to read portions. It made it easy to feel like I could set the book aside and say to myself, “And that’s enough of that for now,” so, without a cliffhanger, I could reflect and collect my thoughts on what she had written without getting too overwhelmed by all the trauma she experienced as a child.
Graphic: Child abuse, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Miscarriage, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Death
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, and Panic attacks/disorders