Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner

40 reviews

bennee73's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

krstn13's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

cayleeconnelly's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

5.0

When I started the book I was shocked, certainly remained shocked and moved to so much heartache and emotion as I learned the childhood of Ruthie and her siblings. I highly recommend reading it. To learn more about mormanism, the practice of polygamy, and to see the heartaches that accompany them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse

aericsson's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

jeleigh16's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

This was a super intense memoir that I don't think I was fully prepared for. I've always been intrigued by stories about cults and cult-like behavior, so I was prepared for that aspect of this story,

but I don't think I was prepared for the intense descriptions of repeated child sexual assault and deaths that occurred in the course of this woman's life.

This is not one to jump into lightly. That being said, it is a thorough, honest, raw look at one person's experience escaping a polygamist cult. A story worth telling for sure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

coralolaveson's review against another edition

4.0

Incredibly tragic memoir and story. I wish I had read the content warnings prior to starting.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Pedophilia, and Grief

lfera8's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

jiao_li's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Pedophilia

annevh's review against another edition

emotional informative tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, and Death of parent

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