Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Uncultured: A Memoir by Daniella Mestyanek Young

12 reviews

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.0

be very careful before picking this up. please check the content warnings!! 

while the first part of this book is hard to read due to the content, it is a very important story and perspective. however, the second part takes a big turn and becomes about serving in the military and contains some comments and opinions i think are kinda bad. take that for what you will.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Bullying, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Mental illness

oriad313's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Gore, Incest, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

twinadam's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

5.0

Daniella’s story is heartbreaking, inspiring, and beautifully told. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in group psychology and how it affects a person’s identity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and War

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Medical content

miekss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

A shocking and tough read. An autobiography told with so much honesty and raw detail that makes you feel as if you’re sat down beside the author listening to the recount of her life. An interesting parallel of similarities between her life born into a cult and her life in the military, with a heavy emphasis on the experience of being woman. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Incest, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, War, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Misogyny

idontread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, War, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Abandonment, Cancer, Confinement, Xenophobia, Racism, Addiction, Ableism, Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Blood, Sexism, Body shaming, Bullying, Grief, Islamophobia, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

melodranna's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Pedophilia

kayleeloray's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Violence, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Mental illness

raquelcanread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Blood, Colonisation, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

mhill423's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, War, Child abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, War, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Islamophobia, Racial slurs, Slavery, Incest, Confinement, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Addiction, Medical content, Pregnancy, Murder, and Chronic illness