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Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape by Jenna Miscavige Hill
3 reviews
riahlex's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Homophobia and Abortion
erz02006's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
TLDR: The epitome of the phrase “truth is stranger than fiction”
Jenna’s childhood is absolutely bonkers. I’ve never read or heard of any childhood quite as bizarre. Every chapter I would just sit there in disbelief at what I had just read.
This book does a good job of illustrating Scientology’s beliefs and practices, their views on childhood and family, as well as highlighting techniques that are used to brainwash and keep people compliant in cults. I found it fascinating, although a bit sad.
Jenna’s childhood is absolutely bonkers. I’ve never read or heard of any childhood quite as bizarre. Every chapter I would just sit there in disbelief at what I had just read.
This book does a good job of illustrating Scientology’s beliefs and practices, their views on childhood and family, as well as highlighting techniques that are used to brainwash and keep people compliant in cults. I found it fascinating, although a bit sad.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
stepnic's review
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment
Minor: Death and Abortion