Reviews

Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped Nxivm, the Cult That Bound My Life by Sarah Edmondson

abbeyholland's review

I have watched a lot of doco's about this and thought reading a book about it would be a good idea but I knew a lot of the info already so it fell flat for me personally 

kparis86's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

meg13sam's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective fast-paced

bluefelix's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.0

katelynne's review

dark informative medium-paced

4.5

isaac_tee's review against another edition

4.0

This book was a solid memoir. I do wish that the writing style had more personality as I felt that a ton of information was loaded on me at times. I did find the timeline and sections of the book helpful in understanding Sarah's story and breaking down the important parts of her imitation into the cult. 

russellfamily07's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

3.0

corvus_reader's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

queenie_literary2022's review

slow-paced

1.0

bmaddy72's review

emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

3.75

It’s hard to rate a non fiction memoir. Sarah’s lived experiences are fascinating and I think it is a good book to highlight how one can get wrapped up in a cult. I personally found the timelines of the writing a bit confusing and harder to follow than other memoirs I have read but that could be due to the trauma. Overall an important book and would recommend but lost some points for my personal enjoyment factor.