Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Don't Call It a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM by Sarah Berman

28 reviews

growintogardens's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual content, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Deportation, Torture, Child abuse, Cursing, Abortion, Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

Minor: Alcohol and Cancer

thepeachmartini's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

I am very familiar with NXIVM, having read Sarah Edmondson's book and listening to countless podcasts on the subject, but I always appreciate information presented from folks who were not directly involved in it. As expected, it's a sordid tale of coercion, trafficking, manipulation, and greed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Self harm, Confinement, and Suicide

paigicus's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, and Confinement

joe_dmh's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Slavery, Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, and Eating disorder

melissahawco's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Deportation, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Self harm, Trafficking, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Eating disorder

winnifred's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Abandonment, Sexism, Fatphobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

Moderate: Slavery, Stalking, Trafficking, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Minor: Pregnancy and Alcohol

kalifer's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense

5.0

Honestly, this is overall a horrific case. I had watched the documentary "The Vow" before I had read this book, so I had an idea of what I was getting into. However, this book goes into heavy detail of all the awful things he does, and it's just absolutely disgusting to me. The book was well researched and definitely got me invested in the case, but just the reality of all the crimes he committed are just horrendous and I just kept waiting to hear everything that happened in court and everything he was guilty. All in all, this was a well researched book and definitely go and look up the trigger warnings before going into the book, because it's pretty bad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Eating disorder

cassiecraycray's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

5.0

I knew very little when I started this book, and holy sh*t, I wasn't prepared for everything I was about to read. Several times I had to put the book down to give my mind a minute to process. 
This book was very informative, and I feel laid out in a good way. It covers alot of heavy topics but in a respectful way. It wasn't extremely graphic, covering what needed to be said while not giving some more horrible details.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Sexism, Suicide, Trafficking, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Rape, and Pedophilia

hollymich's review against another edition

dark informative tense medium-paced

4.0

A chilling and thorough account of the disturbing events surrounding NXIVM. The facts are presented logically and understandably, despite there being so many people involved over so many years. It is haunting how this happened so recently, right under our noses. I think there is a lot to be learned in this book about the signs of manipulation and abuse, although that is not the book's goal. All in all, I praise Berman for her diligent research and dedication to sharing this story.

I recommend the audiobook!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexism, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Racism, Slavery, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Cancer, Alcohol, and Cursing

devynvictoria's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.5

Definitely a heavy read, it took me a little over a month to get through. Very informative, interesting— and it is terrifying at times to know that these things really happened to these women. Please check the content warnings before starting to read this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Body shaming, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Abortion, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, and Self harm