Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Uncultured: A Memoir by Daniella Mestyanek Young

21 reviews

kyivreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

5.0

one of the few memoirs that needed to be written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: War and Violence

shermansays's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, and War

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Blood, and Child death

dianefw's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Torture, Violence, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

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

tayleigh's review against another edition

Such an important book to read. It’s a personal and heart breaking memoir of a young woman who grew up in a sex cult, she was able to get out, excellent in school then ultimately join the military. Though the military turned into being very similar to her time growing up in the cult. She was trained from childhood to be a soldier so she excelled in that as well. But being a woman in both scenarios she was seen as less than and a body to used. She experienced sexual abuse through out her whole life and is was overlooked in each of the organizations. Each time she thought she caught a break something would come crashing down. 

This book details horrific events and abuse of women and children while also showing systems that allow it to happen. It also shows how strong and important friendships between women can be. Women were the ones who supported her through her journey and saved her life. 

As someone who has experienced sexual trauma it can feel so isolating and overwhelming and it’s a reminder that healing can happen and so many women experience it and it shouldn’t be shameful for the women. And it’s never the victim’s fault. Like Daniella says it’s rarely a bad apple or two but a rotten tree and we should be looking for where the toxins are coming from. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, War, Death, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Rape, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Racism

azurae's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Sexual assault, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Islamophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Emotional abuse, Ableism, War, Xenophobia, Violence, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Addiction and Transphobia

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

random19379's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, Rape, Body horror, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Chronic illness, War, Adult/minor relationship, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Grief, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Gaslighting, and Racial slurs

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