Reviews tagging 'Death'

Uncultured by Daniella Mestyanek Young

27 reviews

katieroth25's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Death

hipearson's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

princess_marie's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Chronic illness, Confinement, Homophobia, and Excrement

sephtis_nox's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Daniella masterfully threads the story of her upbringing in The Children of God with her experience as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army. The way she tells her story is gripping, brutally honest, and validating to anyone who has ever experienced group think of any kind. 
While challenging to get through, Daniella’s vulnerability and willingness to share some of her darkest moments and highlight the truths about how high control groups effect us are what truly makes this the best book I read in 2023. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Bullying, Trafficking, and War

crybabybea's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Islamophobia, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Gaslighting, and War

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

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

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Racism

oolymee's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Lesbophobia, War, and Injury/Injury detail

idontread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

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