Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Sex Cult Nun by Faith Jones

52 reviews

abbymac's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

mrsmishler's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Gun violence and Murder

Minor: Animal death

alicemorrison1029's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Wow. what an incredible read. Faith Jones’ reflections on her childhood and upbringing and her ultimate conclusions are so powerful. i truly believe that everyone should read this book, even though there are a lot of very disturbing themes and moments. despite this, there are so many lessons and perspectives that this book and Faith Jones offer that are absolutely astounding. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Religious bigotry

byashleylamar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

carriemae's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

katey_'s review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

3.0

A deeply troubling assessment of one woman's experience in the Children of God, a cult known for troubling sex practices (among a myriad of other issues). This isn't so much a book *about* the cult as it is a memoir about one person's experience within said cult. I wish the history of the cult had been given throughout the book, rather than a rushed introduction -- I listened to the audiobook of this so it was impossible for me to flip back to the history section and cross-check anything I was confused about. 

That said, I feel for the author and her experiences and hope she is healing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Religious bigotry

melchncookies's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.5

This book has graphic descriptions of sexual acts involving minors. It’s not for the faint hearted. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

erebus53's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

This is not a book you want to start into without first being in a good place. It tells the personal story of a child born to a family pivotal to the Children of God, or "The Family"; a cult organisation based on some twisted interpretations of Christian gospel.

There is overt sexual content in the book, and descriptions of children brought up in a sexualised environment, with authoritarian discipline and privations of scarcity and poverty.

I think I would have not understood this quite so well if I had not already read about various social controls and the nature of Domestic Abuse and trauma healing. The descriptions clearly outline the methods that were used to create submissiveness, dependence, and unquestioning loyalty in people whose fundamental rights were being violated regularly.

Honestly the whole concept in such an extreme social context just makes me consider the societal norms and methods of oppression that we have in our daily lives and just normalise.. "that's just how things are".

It's a powerful account, but not really a fun read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Cancer, Deadnaming, and Violence

sapphisms's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry

shostakofish's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment