Reviews tagging 'Rape'

My Story by Elizabeth Smart, Chris Stewart

17 reviews

elledanie's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Stalking, Alcoholism, Vomit, Child abuse, Addiction, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Mental illness, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Confinement, Murder, Trafficking, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Drug use, and Death

sofiaaeelizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Misogyny, Vomit, and Drug abuse

gondorgirl's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Rape, Bullying, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

sparkylauren's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape

serenity667's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pedophilia, Alcohol, and Rape

lindsay_kay's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Rape

katyannreads's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Kidnapping, and Adult/minor relationship

What Elizabeth went through is so traumatic and terrible. Very glad she was able to find the silver lining in it all and that she is doing well. However, this book was poorly written.

samanthajore's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad

1.0

i wanted to like this book but the amount of times that there were mentions of elizabeth’s kidnapping being gods plan for her. I don’t know in what way that’s even remotely okay. why would god let someone so young go through that? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Alcohol, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Rape, and Sexual violence

slayermel's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

This is the true story of the abduction of Elizabeth Smart, told by Elizabeth Smart.

Elizabeth was only 14 years old when she awoke in the middle of the night to a man looming over her bed holding a knife to her throat.  Brian David Mitchell was a man down on his luck, or so the family thought when they provided work for him on their property a while before, not knowing that he had an ulterior motive.  

Brian David Mitchell abducted Elizabeth and held her captive for 9 months along with his wife Wanda Eileen Barzee before she was eventually discovered and rescued.  She indured being raped repetedly, being startved, being subjected to neglect and emotional abuse.  Yet somehow this incredible little girl managed to come out of this and channel herself into becoming an advocate for other abused Women and children.  The audio version is narrated by Elizabeth Smart herself and it is incredible to hear her put her thoughts and emotions into this story.  It’s amazing to hear how even as a little girl, she could see right through who Brian David Mitchell was.  

Although this is a heavy topic and horrible story, Elizabeth tells it with class and without the gory details.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

suzannemseidel's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Kidnapping, and Alcohol