Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer

23 reviews

alylentz's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

A difficult read on all kinds of levels! Really tough on an emotional level to read about the rampant abuse and pedophilia in fundamental Mormonism, but necessary--I'm sure that I'm not alone in that I hadn't thought of polygamy as anything beyond a weird kind of cultural joke because my main exposure to it is things like Sister Wives, but this was a real eye-opener. Had to push through the in-depth sections on the origins and history of Mormonism, though I understand why they were important to include. I picked it up in anticipation of the show and am interested to see how they'll tackle some of these far-reaching questions and discussions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence, Incest, Homophobia, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

alyssawatsonlee's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Racism, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Rape, and Child abuse

escapinginpaper's review against another edition

challenging dark informative slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Drug use