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playswithstring's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, and Deportation
cailyne's review
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
sara_m_martins's review against another edition
Plus, the writing style and the form feel weird and dissonant, as the sequence of events goes from pages of different but relatively-mundane life (like building a wall) to extremely abusive and traumatic scenarios.
Additionally, I think I would rather read a more removed perspective - i.e. a biography instead of an autobiography
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Drug use, and Cultural appropriation
ramreadsagain's review against another edition
This was a rollercoaster of hard hitting scenes of child abuse one after the other, so please be warned that this is not an easy read/listen.
I hadn’t heard of this cult before so this was also a very informative book for me. Faith does an amazing job at portraying how members are manipulated into believing that they are doing the right thing and how difficult it can be to break free.
It ends with some excellent thoughts on the importance of examining your beliefs, no matter what those are, as well as some emotional passages about self-ownership.
A good yet harrowing read, absolutely would recommend.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Death, Pedophilia, Rape, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexual content
metalmakubex's review
4.0
To say I “enjoyed” this memoir is not the correct word for it. However, it was very informative, and Faith was an interesting narrator. We follow her cult indoctrination from a very young age, and the way she tells the story in a present tense was an intriguing and haunting choice. While I’ve seen some people put off by that, but for me, it made her story all the more immersive. It may have made a difference for me since I listened to it in audiobook. Her writing style is very blunt and simple. She would mention her abuse as if she was describing what she ate for breakfast. It well portrayed the mindset she was in at the time, her belief that her experience was the “true” path and to be expected. It set alarm bells off in my head and made me wish I could rescue young Faith myself.
I also liked how she chose to write her parents’ experiences in the novel as well. In particular, her mother’s struggle with following their beliefs, and how Faith had to become a parental figure for her siblings because of it, was heartbreaking. Her parents were not perfect people, but Faith was able to write them with humanity and understanding, despite their mistakes and misgivings.
I would recommend this to anyone interested in personal accounts from ex-cult members, or if you’ve ever wondered “how does one even get wrapped up in a cult the first place?” Be wary of reading it if you are sensitive to certain material. Viewer discretion is advised.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia
thelassinlinen's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation