Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Uncultured: A Memoir by Daniella Mestyanek Young

10 reviews

serenedancer's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

4.75

A heartbreaking book that is still hopeful. Told her story in a well written way while being brutally honest.

I first heard her talk on the Cults and Consciousness podcast, and was interested in hearing more from her. I would recommend this to many people.

My only complaint would be that the end of the army portion dragged a tinge more. But it wasn't bad, and it was needed to tell the story.
Check the trigger warnings!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Misogyny and Pregnancy

Minor: War

sdavison513's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Sexual harassment, War, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

areed's review against another edition

emotional informative fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Sexual violence, War, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs and Pregnancy

thebranchlibrary_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Grief, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Rape, War, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Pregnancy

eoblack's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This book was so good. As a fellow female veteran, who  experienced the Army around the same time as the author, so much of her experience rang true. It’s both disappointing and comforting to hear that other women had such similar experiences.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, War, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, and Misogyny

Moderate: Death

Minor: Pregnancy

hayleyvharrington's review against another edition

I understand that is it important to share these stories but the content is incredibly graphic and just not something I can read in my current mental state

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

thesk3tch's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Violence, War, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Incest, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Medical content

mondovertigo's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Gaslighting, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, War, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Cancer, Racism, Self harm, and Trafficking

Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion

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

bakerhi's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

A window into what it’s like to live inside both a religious extremist cult (Children of God) and a socially acceptable group with cult-like traits (The US Army). The author does the difficult job of reliving these experiences to share how her traumas followed her through life, and her strength to keep going. Very moving, and so heartbreaking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Pregnancy, War, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Incest, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma