Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner

48 reviews

eklektikam's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

sbv_96's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

This is a phenomenal memoir, everything about her story, I was gasping in horror every chapter with the things she endured. A must read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

bennee73's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

anaisbourgon's review

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

cayleeconnelly's review

dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

5.0

When I started the book I was shocked, certainly remained shocked and moved to so much heartache and emotion as I learned the childhood of Ruthie and her siblings. I highly recommend reading it. To learn more about mormanism, the practice of polygamy, and to see the heartaches that accompany them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse

aericsson's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

jeleigh16's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

This was a super intense memoir that I don't think I was fully prepared for. I've always been intrigued by stories about cults and cult-like behavior, so I was prepared for that aspect of this story,

but I don't think I was prepared for the intense descriptions of repeated child sexual assault and deaths that occurred in the course of this woman's life.

This is not one to jump into lightly. That being said, it is a thorough, honest, raw look at one person's experience escaping a polygamist cult. A story worth telling for sure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

annevh's review against another edition

emotional informative tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, and Death of parent

hallie_hey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

4.0

A heartbreaking story and an eye-opening account of the abuse that thrives in Mormon fundamentalism. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

laneyliz's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Death of parent