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Breaking Free: How I Escaped My Father-Warren Jeffs-Polygamy, and the FLDS Cult by Rachel Jeffs
13 reviews
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: Adult/minor relationship and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Miscarriage, Blood, Car accident, and Death of parent
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).lelyreads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Infertility, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Car accident
baileyamanono's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting