Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Breaking Free: How I Escaped My Father-Warren Jeffs-Polygamy, and the FLDS Cult by Rachel Jeffs

29 reviews

frannysal's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Incest

jackiepreston's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death of parent, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Rape

erinwolf1997's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

tkivlen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Terminal illness, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Mental illness, Medical content, Incest, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Grief, Confinement, Rape, Misogyny, and Sexual content

kaylinvm94's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Incest

faefires's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Incest

Minor: Rape

alite428's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Pedophilia, and Child abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Incest, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, and Injury/Injury detail

sgrizzle's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

4.0

This had been on my list for a while as I’ve had a morbid curiosity about the FLDS for years. I’ve read a couple of other memoirs, but watching the docuseries on Netflix and Discovery Plus both funnily enough called Keep Sweet, I was ready to start this book by one of Warren Jeff’s own children. (Side note: the two docuseries are really different but good complements actually. Watch the Netflix one first for the overall info, then the Discovery Plus one to find out more about actual life there and what is happening now.)

The abuse laid out in this story is horrific and graphic. It is not an easy read at all and I give strong content warnings to anyone who finds reading about child abuse difficult. As an outsider it is so hard to understand why people stay in a life like this, but Rachel does a good job of showing how the total indoctrination keeps everyone literally terrified for their souls. Writing-wise, it can be hard to follow all of the names of people here, there are just so many siblings and cousins and leaders and etc. But that’s a by-product of polygamy I guess lol. The constant moving was also confusing- a map with place names might have been useful.

Overall if you are interested in the FLDS this first-person account is a vital resource, but just know that Warren Jeffs is evil in literally every single way possible and singularly focused on destroying his followers. The strength of those who break free is truly inspiring.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Confinement

lelyreads's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Misogyny, Grief, Incest, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death of parent, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Minor: Car accident, Cursing, Cancer, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

ricketycricket's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Rape