Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

My Story by Chris Stewart, Elizabeth Smart

14 reviews

kateoneil's review

challenging emotional inspiring sad tense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

miggyfool's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Excrement, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

plainjanethebookworm's review

slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Kidnapping

elledanie's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

sofiaaeelizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Drug abuse, Misogyny, and Vomit

gondorgirl's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Alcohol

sparkylauren's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape

lindsay_kay's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Kidnapping

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

kenna_shae's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

LOVED hearing her story on this very public event that happened. Very informative and such a good read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault, Torture, Trafficking, and Stalking

This does go in more detail about Elizabeth’s kidnapping BUT she doesn’t go into deep detail of what her kidnapper did to her at all. She just mentions where it happened and how often

slayermel's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

This is the true story of the abduction of Elizabeth Smart, told by Elizabeth Smart.

Elizabeth was only 14 years old when she awoke in the middle of the night to a man looming over her bed holding a knife to her throat.  Brian David Mitchell was a man down on his luck, or so the family thought when they provided work for him on their property a while before, not knowing that he had an ulterior motive.  

Brian David Mitchell abducted Elizabeth and held her captive for 9 months along with his wife Wanda Eileen Barzee before she was eventually discovered and rescued.  She indured being raped repetedly, being startved, being subjected to neglect and emotional abuse.  Yet somehow this incredible little girl managed to come out of this and channel herself into becoming an advocate for other abused Women and children.  The audio version is narrated by Elizabeth Smart herself and it is incredible to hear her put her thoughts and emotions into this story.  It’s amazing to hear how even as a little girl, she could see right through who Brian David Mitchell was.  

Although this is a heavy topic and horrible story, Elizabeth tells it with class and without the gory details.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Alcohol