Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner

3 reviews

daniellekat's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

3.25

A heartbreaking account of the author's upbringing and escape from a fundamentalist Christian community. Objectively, this was sad. It was challenging to read about the author's abuse through the childhood lens used throughout the book, but as a reader I felt insulated from really feeling anything from this story. There was a dissociative element that failed to connect me to the narrative. There was also a level of unreliability given that this was told entirely from a child's perspective. I wish the author had included more reflection on how her upbringing contributed to her adult life. I also wish that there were more details in the beginning helping to ground the timeline of the story. It wasn't until the last few chapters did we get a real sense of the years captured in this book. Not something I would have normally picked up but the language was simple making this a pretty quick read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Child death, Sexism, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Trafficking, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, and Ableism

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Child death, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Death

Moderate: Murder, Gun violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Suicide

karolinaz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Incest, Grief, Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexism, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Medical trauma, Ableism, Vomit, and Animal death

Minor: Suicide, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Alcohol, Cursing, Car accident, Blood, and Body horror