Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner

13 reviews

sbv_96's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

This is a phenomenal memoir, everything about her story, I was gasping in horror every chapter with the things she endured. A must read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

cayleeconnelly's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

5.0

When I started the book I was shocked, certainly remained shocked and moved to so much heartache and emotion as I learned the childhood of Ruthie and her siblings. I highly recommend reading it. To learn more about mormanism, the practice of polygamy, and to see the heartaches that accompany them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse

kexski69's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Grief, and Religious bigotry

esihler's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

daniellekat's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

3.25

A heartbreaking account of the author's upbringing and escape from a fundamentalist Christian community. Objectively, this was sad. It was challenging to read about the author's abuse through the childhood lens used throughout the book, but as a reader I felt insulated from really feeling anything from this story. There was a dissociative element that failed to connect me to the narrative. There was also a level of unreliability given that this was told entirely from a child's perspective. I wish the author had included more reflection on how her upbringing contributed to her adult life. I also wish that there were more details in the beginning helping to ground the timeline of the story. It wasn't until the last few chapters did we get a real sense of the years captured in this book. Not something I would have normally picked up but the language was simple making this a pretty quick read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, and Car accident

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

Minor: Suicide

aimesericks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

gloriazthompson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

4.0

Wow, this was brutal read. It was devastating to hear about Ruth Wariner's upbringing in a fundamentalist Mormon family. A heartbreaking story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lschilperoort's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

karolinaz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Vomit, and Medical trauma

Minor: Body horror, Cursing, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Sexual harassment