Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Sex Cult Nun by Faith Jones

22 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

strawberrybookess's review against another edition

4.5

The end of this book made me weep. Going through a faith crisis & leaving a high demand religion feels like the foundation of your life is crumbling under your feet. It’s the most freeing & terrifying process that has truly defined my life. I would not be where I am today without the stories of others who have gone through similar things. Reading this book broke my heart & healed it at the same time. 

“I have not finished my quest for truth. It is continuous & joyous. Old ideas crumple as new truths are revealed through rigorous questioning.” 

“All things did work together for my good, but not automatically. I had to choose to create good from it & turn my traumas into strength.” 

“Our susceptibility to cults comes from our desire to have a source; an authority to tell us what to do & what is true.” 

“I’m doing this for those who have been oppressed, manipulated, & abused & need the words to stand up for themselves.” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pedophilia, Suicide, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Misogyny

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

elyssajoh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, and Violence

dominikag's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Drug abuse, Animal death, Abortion, and Murder

radreadswithrachel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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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

rotatinglibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Colonisation, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Incest, Fatphobia, Excrement, and Eating disorder

faduma's review

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Religious bigotry

faeriekit's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced

4.5

I think the main difference between this book and Jesus Freaks (a book on the same cult) is that this book was written with the empathy and honesty of someone still somewhat recovering from their traumatizing upbringing as opposed to sensationalizing the abuses of a cult they had never experienced. This book is very honest as to the perspectives of the author at every age she engages the reader with. The facts are panned out for us. It would be a stretch to say that I "enjoyed" the scenes of abuse and horror throughout the book, but I appreciated the voice of the author and her perspectives on what the world had looked like to her. If you're looking for your next tell-all-cult book, well, this one's a doozy, but it's definitely a well-written and comprehensive read. I'll be adding the triggers I remember below. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Rape, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

eaking's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Incest, Rape, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Murder