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

19 reviews

kepompili's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

map415's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

apairofducks's review

5.0

I connected with this book on such a deep level that I’m struggling to articulate my thoughts on it. It’s difficult and emotional and hard to read, and somehow I couldn’t put it down. Maybe a 4.25, maybe a 4.5, but for now I’m giving it a 5 bc wow, oh wow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death and Cancer

abijmieds's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Approachable but challenging, Dowd's childlike tone discomforts the reader in light of the dark experiences she shares. A continual reminder of her own youth at the time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death

momokomoon94's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

This book was so, so good and I loved listening to Michelle narrate. There are definitely aspects about this book that are challenging, but reading about her experience in this cult is eye opening. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death

mishellsch's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

Very proud to have attended the same college as this writer despite our vastly different upbringings and childhoods. This book falls into my favorite subgenre of hybrid or science memoirs, so I am likely biased about my enjoyment of this book. I am not huge into cults or true crimes and this book was about Michelle's life, not her Grandfather's (the founder of the cult-- The Field).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

daphnehumming's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

While a dark experience, the book highlights Dowd’s resilience and the skills she learned to survive and connect with nature. The writing is high quality and the story compelling 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual assault and Terminal illness

alyssagb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Panic attacks/disorders

jackslackofshelfcontrol's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

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

chaoticenby's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, and Medical trauma