Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Sex Cult Nun by Faith Jones

47 reviews

librarymouse's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

Faith Jones's perspective on the Children of God cult, with the conflicting and wildly varied emotions and memories she has of her time there. Her story is unique as she comes as it through the lens of how she viewed the incidents at the ages they were occurring. She brings the reader along with the journey of her struggles, joys, and the ways her perspective changes as she ages and learns. Her need for proof and desire for knowledge and understanding is deeply understandable and admirable as she breaks away from the way she was taught to unquestioningly believe what those in positions of power say. As she notes, she is astoundingly mature and innocent in equal measure, and her capacity for forgiveness is admirable. It makes sense that she didn't break her personal relationship with God after her break with organized religion. The title Sex Cult Nun is also quite interesting, as she both devotes herself to God with a vow like a catholic nun, but she also proselytizes and attempts to spread her beliefs by living the ideals she'd been taught as a nun would.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia

rhyanreads's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

phoenix13's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

onecrab's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

What a story.  Definitely taking a minute here to be born into a pretty normal family.  

I really disliked the shade Ms. Jones threw at what I assume is Monterey Peninsula College.  Like it may be a community college but it did advance your learning and goals.  Save that shade for the pedophilia ring that called itself christians.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Sexism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

tomnoor's review against another edition

4.0

The last chapter or two felt a little off kilter to me, but otherwise a very interesting memoir. Major TW for pedophilia and sexual abuse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal death and Confinement

annabunce's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexism, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

ladyhoneybee23's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Rape, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

aiyam's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Trafficking, Rape, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Confinement, and Adult/minor relationship

wingspan's review

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, and Physical abuse

spooksie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

really good book, although hard to get through sometimes, especially the descriptions of child abuse. 
i learned a lot by reading this, and recommend it to anyone who can stomach it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexism, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Violence