fr0zenfood 's review for:

A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology by Mike Rinder

5.0

dark emotional hopeful informative tense fast-paced

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This is the story of Mike Rinder who was the former head of Special Affairs for Scientology (the cult) - and the stories in this book while dark, need to be told. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Yes all those things are mentioned in the book - that’s how awful Scientology is.