Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The House of My Mother by Shari Franke

115 reviews

hlear's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment

louiepotterbook's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment

Grooming

princessjasminefliesaway's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail

cierramorg's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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This was such a powerful read! But my girl was THIIIIIS close to seeing how toxic her religious environment was, and how it played a huge role in her circumstances. I kept expecting it to be addressed but then it just….wasn’t? Maybe she’s privately working through it, maybe not, but it felt disingenuous to not make those connections. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

gracemwigley's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

elenavarg's review against another edition

4.0

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It’s hard to ”rate” someone’s life story, but I think Franke tells hers in a very compelling way. I personally highly respected the way she refuses to tell her siblings’ stories for them, and how she didn’t use her story as a platform to proselytize for her religion.

I hope that from now on, Franke and her siblings get to live a loving and private life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Religious bigotry

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

overbooked207's review against another edition

5.0

emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment

quinnyworm's review against another edition

5.0

dark informative sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment

eeeeeeeeeemily's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry

Moderate: Confinement, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Abandonment

Minor: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts

liesthemoontells's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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Some background to why I picked up this audiobook: having followed some of the Ruby Franke trial and the media dissection of 8 Passengers following her arrest, I thought it was important for me to read it. I believe that any engagement with true crime should be victim-centred where possible. It should be done thoughtfully, with the aim of recognising broader societal and systematic forces that enable abuses and atrocities, rather than just mindless consumption of sensational details.

I don't feel comfortable giving this book a rating. I feel that it was written far too soon after the traumatic events in the author's life for her to have gotten appropriate distance from them.

I also think Shari has a lot more deconstruction to do about the Mormon religion and Utah's political landscape, which clearly enabled her mother and Jodi Hildebrandt to commit their abuses. 

That being said, I think Shari is an incredible and courageous young woman, and I hope that writing this book was useful and healing for her.

The final chapter is a great thesis as to why family vlogging and child influencers should be banned, and I hope that it empowers other adult children of influencers to tell their stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Misogyny, Torture, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia