Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

Heretic by Jeanna Kadlec

3 reviews

zoopalsfanaccount's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

4.5

a thorough analysis of how evangelicalism has affected the authors life and american culture and systems at large - i love!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

emfass's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Withholding further thoughts until HarperCollins reaches an agreement with the union.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Fatphobia, Sexual content, Mass/school shootings, and Abortion

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.25

Thanks to Harper Books for the free advance copy of this book.

 

• HERETIC is part memoir, part examination of how evangelical culture and beliefs have impacted every part of American life.
  
  
• I didn't grow up in a specifically evangelical church, but having been a teenager in church/America in the 1990s-2000s, all this stuff was simply in the air, and reading this book felt both enlightening and cathartic.
  
  
• I also appreciated that this book touched on how hard it can be to find community outside churches in this country, and Kadlec's search for both welcoming congregations and secular fellowship.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol