Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

My Story by Chris Stewart, Elizabeth Smart

20 reviews

katyannreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

What Elizabeth went through is so traumatic and terrible. Very glad she was able to find the silver lining in it all and that she is doing well. However, this book was poorly written.

samanthajore's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad

1.0

i wanted to like this book but the amount of times that there were mentions of elizabeth’s kidnapping being gods plan for her. I don’t know in what way that’s even remotely okay. why would god let someone so young go through that? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

slayermel's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

This is the true story of the abduction of Elizabeth Smart, told by Elizabeth Smart.

Elizabeth was only 14 years old when she awoke in the middle of the night to a man looming over her bed holding a knife to her throat.  Brian David Mitchell was a man down on his luck, or so the family thought when they provided work for him on their property a while before, not knowing that he had an ulterior motive.  

Brian David Mitchell abducted Elizabeth and held her captive for 9 months along with his wife Wanda Eileen Barzee before she was eventually discovered and rescued.  She indured being raped repetedly, being startved, being subjected to neglect and emotional abuse.  Yet somehow this incredible little girl managed to come out of this and channel herself into becoming an advocate for other abused Women and children.  The audio version is narrated by Elizabeth Smart herself and it is incredible to hear her put her thoughts and emotions into this story.  It’s amazing to hear how even as a little girl, she could see right through who Brian David Mitchell was.  

Although this is a heavy topic and horrible story, Elizabeth tells it with class and without the gory details.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

suzannemseidel's review

challenging dark hopeful sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

aizaksonas's review against another edition

dark inspiring medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape

jameejones1's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

jennalynn48's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

dumaurier's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

3.0

Worth it for the final, reflective chapters on Elizabeth’s outlook on moving forward after her ordeal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Kidnapping

rachelwierick's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

erikajdea's review

inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Rape, and Kidnapping