Reviews tagging 'Incest'

The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner

6 reviews

kexski69's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Grief, and Religious bigotry

myworldtoread's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

Was not ready for the emotional weight this book packed. It was well written, but so hard to read at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

ruthywithas's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

A compelling memoir of the struggles faced during the author's upbringing as Wariner fought to protect herself and her siblings from the environment in which they were raised. The efforts Wariner went to so that she could look after everyone, despite the conflicting messages surrounding her touched my heart. It captured the importance of defining what family means to you on your own terms beautifully. This truly was an insighful read of what life is like when things seem as if the world is against you and the effects it has growing up in that environment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Grief

Moderate: Incest, Mental illness, Self harm, and Abandonment

karolinaz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

laur_o's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

3.0

A painful and familiar story of a formerly FLDS member. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

mirandareadsca's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault