Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Rebecca Paley, Leah Remini

12 reviews

twistykris's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, and Kidnapping

bapinada's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Ableism

chris_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Homophobia and Stalking

sareidle's review against another edition

challenging funny informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Homophobia

nickshutter's review against another edition

challenging funny informative medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction and Alcohol

vezreads's review

challenging dark informative sad fast-paced

3.5

This was super readable, I devoured it in like a day, which is rare for me with non-fiction books. It definitely spilled some tea on the inner workings of Scientology and Hollywood which was delicious (let's be frank, I read it for the drama). So overall I liked it. Having said that though I think Leah Remini felt like Scientology's only real problem was that L. Ron Hubbard was no longer at the helm. She wrote this book only two years after leaving the church and I feel like she still had a lot to unpack. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child abuse and Fatphobia

Minor: Homophobia and Kidnapping

brookey8888's review

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

I found this so interesting! I have watched her TV series so I do know a lot about Scientology already. But I really like this because we got her story. The show is mostly other peoples stories and like the rules and all that stuff so it was really interesting to see her thoughts and her process of leaving the church and what she thought of it, also it was really interesting to learn about her life. I really enjoyed that because she is really interesting and actually so funny like she made me laugh in this book a lot. Also, this is a Tom Cruise hate account, so it was interesting to learn more about him, because she actually had like contact with him in Scientology.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

skeltzer's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Had very little opinion of Leah Remini before this, aside from seeing a few episodes of various shows she's been on. I came away thinking she's hilarious and very transparent about who she is and what's she's been through. Also she curses a lot and I love that. I recommend listening to the audiobook to hear her read it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, and Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Homophobia, and Physical abuse

stampest's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol