Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

The Polygamist's Daughter: A Memoir by Anna LeBaron

6 reviews

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry and Grief

Moderate: Violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Suicide

Minor: Racism

caitking98's review

emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Suicide, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Murder, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death

mondovertigo's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Mental illness, Child abuse, Murder, Gaslighting, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.75

Really great, insightful retelling of a very brave young girl and her struggles in and healing from a cult. It was the right mix of background, narrative, and reflections at the end that provided great closure for the story. I feel honored to have been able to hear Ana's story of resilience and finding herself. 

Would have rated a bit higher but the timeline was a bit hard to follow at times and some of the writing and phrases were noticibly repetitive. Small qualms though 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Suicide, and Death

Minor: Fatphobia, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Homophobia

forrestalexander's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Misogyny, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Suicide and Child death

ameliaflint's review

challenging dark emotional informative slow-paced

3.0

The writer is not the most apt or enthralling storyteller, but she doesn't have to be. She revealed the raw truth of many horrific things in these pages and I admire her bravery. I felt her pain and her healing throughout the book, and the message that religion can still be there for you after you were exploited in its name is powerful. Overall, this is a powerful story of breaking and healing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Murder, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Incest