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The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner

4 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

gloriazthompson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

4.0

Wow, this was brutal read. It was devastating to hear about Ruth Wariner's upbringing in a fundamentalist Mormon family. A heartbreaking story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Car accident, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

nefariousfondue's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

If you have a particularly fragile emotional state do not read this. This book threw me into a mental health crisis. 
The experiences in it are valuable. Ruth Wariner's childhood is fascinating, but gut-wrenchingly tragic and infuriating. I have nothing bad to say about the writing or the book itself.
But please, read with caution and seek help if you are going through a crisis.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexism, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Grief, Infidelity, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Car accident and Bullying

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