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binevolentbookworm's review
4.0
if you haven't yet read hijab butch blues, this memoir is great companion material, and vice versa and the audiobooks for each are read reverently.
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Body shaming and Alcohol
firedoor11's review
3.75
Minor: Domestic abuse and Rape
jkamler's review
3.75
Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Religious bigotry
pmhandley's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Homophobia and Rape
Minor: Domestic abuse
emfass's review
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Fatphobia, Sexual content, Mass/school shootings, and Abortion
elnelson's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Grief, Abortion, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting
bi_n_large's review
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racism, Transphobia, and Xenophobia
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
onewoman_bookclub's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Homophobia and Rape
caseythereader's review against another edition
4.25
- HERETIC is part memoir, part examination of how evangelical culture and beliefs have impacted every part of American life.
- I didn't grow up in a specifically evangelical church, but having been a teenager in church/America in the 1990s-2000s, all this stuff was simply in the air, and reading this book felt both enlightening and cathartic.
- I also appreciated that this book touched on how hard it can be to find community outside churches in this country, and Kadlec's search for both welcoming congregations and secular fellowship.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol