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Brazen: My Unorthodox Journey from Long Sleeves to Lingerie by Julia Haart
2 reviews
lavenderchamomile's review
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
3.5
i think that at its core, this book is shows how being in a fundamentalist religious group can impact someone’s brain. she tells the story of how it impacted her, but you can also see how it was still impacting her when she wrote this book (even though she might think she’s completely free of it)
there are so many horrifically abusive relationships in this book….. like damn. she really entered the modern world in her 40s, and made so many mistakes. i hope she becomes more forgiving and compassionate towards the version of herself that was still figuring things out.
she also does not acknowledge the MASSIVE massive amount of privilege that she had/has!!!!! like oh my godddd lmao she had people giving her millions of dollars. i mean millions. just hundreds of thousands here and there, and she kinda acts like she did it all by herself. idk. i love her tho cause she rocks but she could do some more reflection :/
there are so many horrifically abusive relationships in this book….. like damn. she really entered the modern world in her 40s, and made so many mistakes. i hope she becomes more forgiving and compassionate towards the version of herself that was still figuring things out.
she also does not acknowledge the MASSIVE massive amount of privilege that she had/has!!!!! like oh my godddd lmao she had people giving her millions of dollars. i mean millions. just hundreds of thousands here and there, and she kinda acts like she did it all by herself. idk. i love her tho cause she rocks but she could do some more reflection :/
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Sexual violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Death, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Car accident, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship
deidrelj's review against another edition
slow-paced
3.0
I watched her Netflix show and thought her backstory would be a good read. This book is far too long, but with some interesting content and life stories.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Grief, Child death, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Child death and Miscarriage
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