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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
I really enjoyed the first half, about the authors time in the Children of God cult and leaving it. The second half was largely about her time in Army. While it was an interesting read, it wasn’t what I was expecting and generally is less my cup of tea. There was interesting commentary near the end about her work studying cults - I would have enjoyed hearing more of that!
DEFINITELY check content warnings before reading!
DEFINITELY check content warnings before reading!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Suicide attempt, War
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
informative
medium-paced
informative
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
I feel very complicated about this book. It was very interesting to read. About halfway through it shifted from being about the Children of God to being about the US Army, which itself was interesting to read about because I just don’t know. However, I was maybe disappointed by the way that she critiqued the army. For example, she makes a promise to herself in the book that she won’t begin to hate other people, but I would argue she doesn’t really deeply maintain that promise. But, she’s a good writer and it was definitely an engaging audiobook, it sounds like she’s just had such a difficult life.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Rape, War
It's a book about growing up in a cult. While she talks about the horrors of it, it's done in a respectful (to her experience) and informative way.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
This is a really hard read so check trigger warnings (storygraph is reccommended) if you are sensitive to certain content! This is a really raw look into the life of a woman who was born into a cult and transferred herself into the military where she saw a good few paralells-- especially regarding the treatment of women. I really enjoyed her perspective throughout.