Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The House of My Mother by Shari Franke

79 reviews

princessjasminefliesaway's review against another edition

4.5

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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

jennabeelack's review against another edition

4.0

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I was familiar, as I imagine many of the readers of this book are, of the Franke family and 8 passengers story. I didn't think, going into this, that it would be worse than I thought. 

Shari Franke presents a well written and surprisingly empathetic window into her and her mother's lives. Franke, perhaps accidentally, makes a point about the cycle of abuse that vulnerable kids end up in by describing her experiences with Derek. 

I'm overjoyed that Shari and her siblings can finally have a chance to move on from this and experience peace.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Gaslighting

gracemwigley's review against another edition

4.25

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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

lauramcc7's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

bubblesparklereader's review against another edition

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I don't rank memoirs because it is someone's life story. Shari Franke's story is heartbreaking because no child should endure this and go through this. She has really taken this challenge and preserves for herself and her siblings. If you like Jennette McCurdy's book this will probably be up your alley.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking

Minor: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Pandemic/Epidemic

liesthemoontells's review against another edition

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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

prettybooks's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry

arendelleaqua's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting

anjh's review against another edition

5.0

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i’ve been wanting to read this since it was announced and it very much did not disappoint. i’ve also been following this case for a while and it was so nice to hear Shari’s unfiltered experience and perspective on it from her own words as RF’s eldest child. 

the book really puts into perspective how much family channels on youtube can be idolised while people ignore not only what could be happening behind the scenes off camera but also completely dismissing that children of a younger age do not have the power to consent to that stuff - as they don’t understand the full extent of who is seeing this content and where it is ending up. 

i really admire Shari for writing this also because after RF was arrested there was so much media speculation about who was at fault and what actually was happening that we didn’t know and as much as the truth was much worse than anyone probably could have predicted (@buse, etc) it must have been so liberating and freeing for Shari to write down her experiences and for the memoir to become a NYT bestseller. 

as much as RF did some really horrible things, i also admire Shari for talking about Narcissistic Personality Disorder at the end of the book and how the consequences of the disorder can be just as painful for the suffer’s loved ones as it can be for the sufferer. after all, it is often a trauma-based disorder meaning the disorder develops it out of survival. 

highly recommend this book to anyone who was ever following the situation it is about but as always please check the tws as it is quite heavy in places. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

jennifertremblay's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape