Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford

375 reviews

cartermon4's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Miscarriage, Cancer, Classism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Body shaming

plantonic_friendships's review

dark reflective tense slow-paced

4.25

All in all, I enjoyed the memoir. She's a fantastic writer. Her relationship with her parents, mother in particular, and family is relatable. I for one and the daughter who left home and rarely comes home. Not estranged but not close, especially enough to fully understand things like my brothers' sadnesses and such. Or how calls with my mom sometimes are jovial "hello MOTHER" to "Hey, don't make it seem as if we don't have happy times".

I think the lead was buried and once we got to the lead, it never really got into the deeper introspection. Felt like she circled around the main topics and never got to the point.

The middle of the memoir has the most meat to it. The beginning and ending were strangely detached and vague to me - almost too objective.

Even in the interview she had with the other author after the acknowledgement. There are hints that she left details out to protect her family and other people in her life. Which is fair and valid, but it made the narrative kind meander and left holes in aspects of her life - like unfinished thoughts. The memoir ended up being a bit lackluster and in some aspects of trite because there were parts that felt said because it was the safer bet.

Honestly, a pitfall I myself would probably make it I wrote a memoir that could hurt and reflect poorly on those I love. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Grief, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

arrowsbooks's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death

destined_333's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Rape

bookdragon217's review

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Rape

Minor: Pedophilia

hannahcstocks's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Rape, Grief, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Cancer, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Physical abuse, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Stalking, Sexism, and Misogyny

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

louiepotterbook's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Gaslighting, Racism, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, and Rape

hankatcol's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Racism, and Rape

Moderate: Abandonment

arifairy's review

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

shakakan's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape