Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Una educación by Tara Westover

542 reviews

meganeliz_1214's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

soupqueen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Dementia, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

riley_abc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Racial slurs

blkbltchic's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This was an excellent read. Already very interesting on the concept of growing up in a religious extremist household to slowly come to grips with external reality. A wonderful journey worth reading. I hope our author is in a much better place now. 

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I usually don't place I'll will toward people but istfg if her brother "Shawn" isn't in prison or in the dirt 😡😤👊

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty

There are some seriously gripping portions involving familial abuse, I don't know how else to phrase it.

tamteaches's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

hannamlindsley's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty

ksilvio's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

dreamsonpaper's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This poignant narrative of self education is immersive, vulnerable and self- actualizing.  It is a must-read for anyone who ever felt unheard and had to make a new path for themselves.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

eve81's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Medical content, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer

wogslandwriter's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

This book deserves all the hype. It is a phenomenal memoir and it is obvious that it was loving writing by an author with a PhD in history. Westover has an elegant and immersive writing style that captures the reader's attention and communicates the nuance and true danger of her past. She is able to tell stories of abuse and control and toxic family dynamics while still holding the love she has for her family at the same time. As someone with a controlling father, it was hard to read, but also very cathartic to get Westover's perspective and hear her story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail