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Breaking Free: How I Escaped My Father-Warren Jeffs-Polygamy, and the FLDS Cult by Rachel Jeffs
12 reviews
herphoenixloves's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, and Domestic abuse
mirandahems's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Sexism, Pregnancy, Cancer, and Death of parent
pearlisarobot's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Pedophilia, Sexism, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Incest
Moderate: Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Cancer and Death of parent
pernillelsk's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Cancer, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
Minor: Police brutality
madisonkeough's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
lignjahal's review against another edition
4.5
I find this autobiography to be a stunningly honest reflection on surviving abuse, a cult, and the trauma that comes with it. The audiobook is greatly benefitted by having the author read the book. There is no hiding away from Warren Jeff’s’ actions and the impacts he had with Rachel Blackmore’s words and tones. Her prayer for her family at the end of the book hits hard, but I hope it continues to reach her family until the FLDS is gone forever.
Graphic: Incest, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Pregnancy, Confinement, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Violence, Cancer, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Blood, Body shaming, Cancer, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Stalking
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
ashleycmms's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Cancer, Death of parent, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Miscarriage
erinwolf1997's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and Misogyny
Moderate: Terminal illness, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Confinement, Cancer, and Death of parent
Minor: Car accident, Medical content, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts
kaylinvm94's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Incest
punkhunk's review against another edition
5.0
I was floored by this book. Jeffs wastes no time in throwing the reader right in- from the prologue she gives the reader a warning of what is to come- her abusive relationship (sexually, emotionally, and spiritually) with her father within the FLDS cult. Once i was about a third of the way in, I had trouble keeping the book down and ended up staying up late just to find out what would happen next.
Jeffs ends up with quite a happy ending despite this being an overall dark memoir. Much of the book is filled with her trials and tribulations as she navigates life in the FLDS church, but she maintains strength and dignity throughout. I highly recommend this book to those who appreciates dark memoirs- my friend recomended it to me for those reasons and she hit the nail on the head.
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Death of parent, and Miscarriage
Minor: Bullying, Chronic illness, Infertility, and Medical content
much of part one contains Jeffs' major graphic experiences of child sexual abuse and incest. it is not graphic later in the book, but is mentioned throughout the text. this is mostly obvious, but the whole book is about Jeffs' experience in the FLDS cult, which was not a choice of content warning. there are a few points at which her children are hurt badly and cannot go to the hospital due to FLDS rules, im not sure whether to mark that as "medical abuse" (which i thought was doctors/medial professionals abusing their power over patients).