Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Escape by Carolyn Jessop

14 reviews

pugluver11's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

4.0

I was riveted by this book from the very first page. The things Carolyn had to go through are unthinkable. It makes me really value my freedom. Carolyn paints a vivid picture of the gradually decline of the FLDS cult. I listened to the audiobook, and the author breathed so much emotion into Carolyn's story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry

emilycor's review against another edition

dark informative fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

louiepotterbook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

annafreel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Child death

ebunny_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Abandonment

This is a memoir about a woman who escaped the FLDS.

am4man's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

smashbooks's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual content

fosterdogmom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Carolyn’s story is well written and at times can be difficult to digest due to the nature of the abuse she endured. I do wonder if it came too soon after her escape, so she hadn’t had enough time to let the story be fully developed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

jjjreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

jackslackofshelfcontrol's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage