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Daughter of Gloriavale: My Life in a Religious Cult by Lilia Tarawa
3 reviews
dr_steph's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Misogyny
Minor: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexism
sakisreads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
inspiring
medium-paced
3.5
I’d never heard of Gloriavale before I’d read this book, but I am very interested in finding out more now 😳
Based heavily in New Zealand, Lilia Tarawa outlines the difficulties she faced in being in an all-encompassing misogynistic cult. There are many trigger warnings required with this book (which I’ll list in the content warnings below).
I’d give it 3.5 out of 5 stars ✨ I really appreciate Tarawa for ensuring that her story was told 🥲
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting
mky's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
4.0
This book is well written for the amount of information and emotions that are both integral to this biography. I liked this biography because it focused on both the good and the bad of the cult experience and it really humanized everyone involved, which I really appreciated.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry
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