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sydneylinn's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
pixieliscous's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
5.0
lewfromthelou's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, War, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Islamophobia, and Death
Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
sakisreads's review
As interested as I am in cults and in the worshipping of certain leaders, this book unfortunately did not engage me at all. I felt myself completely disengaging throughout; I think the content was interesting but the delivery fell flat. Since it is on my Audible forever, I might come back to it, but for now I have to mark it as DNF. Sorry 😫
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Pedophilia
strea31218's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.75
rafdee13's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
3.0
The first half of this book was interesting and constitutes the authors life in the cult. The language is not complicated but matter of fact, straight to the point. Sometimes a little juvenile. But considering the horror of what's being told, that may be just the way to do it.
The military part was...well it serves a reflection of the systems sought by and that trap abused people. The author acknowledges the flaws of the military. Acknowledges the military is dehumanizing and racist and sexist. Acknowledges how violent military men are to the women in their ranks...yet doesn't leave. The celebrations of rank and accomplishments within the military feel futile and horribly ironic.
The military part was...well it serves a reflection of the systems sought by and that trap abused people. The author acknowledges the flaws of the military. Acknowledges the military is dehumanizing and racist and sexist. Acknowledges how violent military men are to the women in their ranks...yet doesn't leave. The celebrations of rank and accomplishments within the military feel futile and horribly ironic.