Reviews tagging 'Death'

If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood by Gregg Olsen

196 reviews

cxxitlyn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

1.5

The writing in this book really ruined it for me. It felt very poor for the first half, after that it just seemed I had grown “used” to it. The events described are horrific, and it’s hard to remember that these are things people truly lived through and experienced. Reading their story is really the only thing that kept me reading. Their events are told in detail though, so this book is not for the faint of heart as some of the things described are incredibly hard to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

camheartsbooksss's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

4.0

Greg Olson did a great job with researching and telling this true story. The story itself is sickening. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

mob333's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

nerfie's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

kelliern's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

5.0

Really well written story of a true and terrible tragedy. Three sisters grow up and survive the unthinkable. Not my typical read but I stepped out of my comfort zone and couldn’t put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Gaslighting

janeleef's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

payt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, and Toxic friendship

lydiasturges's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

Horrifying story that was told in such a respectful and informative way. Did not feel exploitative at all. It was clear the family wanted the story to be told on their terms.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing and Suicide attempt

nurseann7161's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

mkrauth12's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting