Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult by Michelle Dowd

4 reviews

jackslackofshelfcontrol's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Sexism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Self harm, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Violence, Medical content, Chronic illness, Ableism, and Suicide attempt

nodalec's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

4.0

Listened to this as an audiobook, and it was an incredible story. It's a rough read, the amount of abuse is pretty high, so check the content warnings if you're worried. Recommended reading if you're going through a cult-reading phase.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

theinkdarksea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Sexual assault

chovereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense

wowwowowow this book was a wild ride. if you have religious and family trauma, tread carefully. fascinating and beautifully written and well worth the read if you can tolerate it.

the writing style and timeline was a bit confusing, I will say. sometimes it would jump around and I think it was intentional but I wasn’t sure at times where we were in the story. I loved the way she wrote from the POV of her child self — very matter of fact, telling us what she thought, what she was told, not interlacing her freed adult self into the writing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, and Violence