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If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood by Gregg Olsen, Gregg Olsen
230 reviews
tawnieblue's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Slavery, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, and Violence
priscillarobock's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Medical content, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Slavery, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Bullying, and Toxic relationship
dale1997's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Torture, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Child abuse, Murder, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence
oofie's review
4.25
Shelly is one of those people who patently proves that not all people are inherently good. She was a terror growing up, and it just got worse when she had children and partners of her own. She is a narcissist and sadist who delights both in wreaking havoc, despair, fear, and pain.
Shelly mentally, emotionally, and physically abused each of her husbands and three daughters. She gaslit them, made them think that it was their fault, and conscripted them into being co-conspirators. The poor people in her life and circle went through so much literal torture and abuse from living with her. This story is one of the most disturbing I've read due to all the above, and the insane amount of manipulation this woman did to those around her.
This book also hit a little close to home because my own brother is a narcissist. While not being anywhere near Shelly's level (thank god), it was a little shocking reading some of the things she did and realizing that those are things my own brother has and would do to me, my siblings, and my parents.
Furthermore, I appreciate this book because it goes into victims of abuse. Why didn't those around her just leave? Run away? Why didn't they fight back? When you're a victim of abuse, however, it's never that simple. It is a mindfuck, and no one is immune from it. It is incredible to see the strength Shelly's daughters had, however, in finally escaping from their mother and bringing them to justice. I just wish the courts would have meted out far more justice than they did.
The book is well written, was easy to understand, and fascinating to read. I hope that Shelly's victims can find some measure of peace and be estranged from her even when she's out of prison.
Graphic: Death, Torture, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Domestic abuse, Murder, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Homophobia
bukushelves's review against another edition
3.75
There are so many triggers in this book, so many abuses (both to children and adults), so if you plan on reading it, please proceed with caution.
The only thing I wish it had more of is on the court case and police investigation. 95% of the book is about the abuses, only about 5% (maybe even less) about the sentencing/investigation.
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
n_binversie99's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Mental illness, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Suicide, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, and Vomit
Minor: Gun violence, Incest, and Animal cruelty
andieobrien99's review against another edition
5.0
Those poor girls. Poor Kathy, Shane and Ron.
I cannot simply fathom how any human is capable of being so evil.
I truly hope those poor girls have been able to recover and live the life they’re able to now❤️
May Shane, Kathy and Ron rest in peace
Graphic: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Murder, Sexual content, and Physical abuse
tishas_bookshelf's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Child abuse
stacym's review against another edition
Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Murder, Physical abuse, and Torture
alexboutilierreed's review
4.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Child abuse, Murder, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Physical abuse