Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer

3 reviews

midwifereading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

This book is a lot to process in relatively little time. I don't even have much to say. The brutality underscoring the whole thing is intense. 

On the one hand, I learned quite a bit about the history and founding of the LDS church, and where FLDS sects sprang from. The history alone is enough to digest, but when it's intertwined with the murder of a woman and her 15 month old baby girl...

One could almost argue that, without the extreme fundamentalist beliefs, the murders wouldn't have happened. Then again, if it wasn't FLDS, the Lafferty brothers likely would have found something else to justify their violence. We can never know what would have happened, but this book paints a vivid picture that is impossible to ignore.

TW: Some graphic violence, including sexual, is present. It includes graphic descriptions of several murders, and non-graphic but plainly explained sexual violence against women and children. It's all in a journalistic style, with stark language. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Cursing, Racism, and Cultural appropriation

jazzreads's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Under the Banner of Heaven is a deeply disturbing examination of the history of the Mormon Church. As hard as it is to read, this book is incredibly well written and well researched. If you’re interested in learning about Mormonism, its place in American history, or just cults in general, you’ll get a lot of this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Mass/school shootings, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism