Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Jesus Land: A Memoir by Julia Scheeres

3 reviews

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

The writing is good, but there are far too many detailed descriptions of abuse. As the author is a survivor of indescribable abuse, I understand her need to process this and put it in her book. That being said, it’s too much for me to handle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Child abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Fatphobia and Cursing

Minor: Blood

kbergsten's review

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Incest, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

keatynbergsten's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

What an incredible book, it was heavy and a slower read for the length because of that but the story she tells in the afterward written in 2012 years after the first edition was published that shows how her telling of her and her brothers story helped to change the course of many other's lives going forward due to a community effort to close the reform school her and her brother were sent to was inspiring.  It was heartbreaking to see how her parents incredibly conservative beliefs led to so much overt racism and oppression, but incredible to see how her and her brother made each other family where it mattered  and to see how her and her brother made lives for themselves after the extreme circumstances their parents subjected them too, even if her brothers life was cut short by his car accident.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Physical abuse, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, and Car accident