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Sex Cult Nun by Faith Jones

27 reviews

smilagros's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

I feel very odd rating someone’s story. This is not fiction. This actually happened. I think that is what is so terrifying. I do want to acknowledge the bravery it must have taken to write this book. The story telling made me forget at times that this is someone’s life. Cults fascinate me but I also think it’s important to acknowledge that even though they fascinate me, it still is someone’s life. As someone who works with children, I flinched and semi yelled whenever an abuse was about to occur. I wanted to protect Faith and her siblings. I truly believe that everyone should read this because it gives a bigger perspective on the meaning of religion, power and the need to abuse people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Incest, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Classism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

camsara99's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

ramreadsagain's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful sad medium-paced

I have decided to not give star ratings to nonfiction memoirs.

This was a rollercoaster of hard hitting scenes of child abuse one after the other, so please be warned that this is not an easy read/listen. 

I hadn’t heard of this cult before so this was also a very informative book for me. Faith does an amazing job at portraying how members are manipulated into believing that they are doing the right thing and how difficult it can be to break free. 

It ends with some excellent thoughts on the importance of examining your beliefs, no matter what those are, as well as some emotional passages about self-ownership. 

A good yet harrowing read, absolutely would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Pedophilia, Death, Toxic relationship, and Rape

Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, and Animal cruelty

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

alicefaye_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Addiction, Drug use, and Suicide

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

modernbookmom's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

It’s always hard to rate someone’s personal account of trauma. Do I think it could have been edited and pieced together better? Absolutely. But am I going to rate low because of the way someone felt inclined to share their story? Absolutely not. This story is full of childhood trauma. I’m not sure why people have complained in reviews that they thought this would be “about a cult not just a bunch of childhood trauma”.
Those people need to read the room and stop talking.

The insight to what it’s like growing up in this crazy ass religious cult is astounding. It’s disgusting, hard to read at times, and humbling. The multiple similarities between growing up as an evangelical Christian baptist in the Bible Belt and the children of God are despicable and honestly not surprising. I felt a strong connection to the author and I’m so beyond happy she was able to find her way. Cheers to undoing years of childhood trauma!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Misogyny, Sexism, Child abuse, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Incest

Moderate: Abandonment and Miscarriage

Minor: Suicide

hermithebs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

Please check triggers warnings. This book has graphic depictions of abuse and sexual abuse 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Incest, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Eating disorder, Abandonment, Body shaming, and Bullying

Minor: Animal death

kaylee1957's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

radreadswithrachel's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Incest, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Violence