Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner

33 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

aimesericks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

clicquor's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

stcase's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Murder, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief

mkzach's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

ecidnac's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Child death

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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

akbelcher's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Child death, Child abuse, Suicide, and Death

karinabaugus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment