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Uncultured by Daniella Mestyanek Young

24 reviews

raine_forest_cafe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia

binkramos's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Religious bigotry

radh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

This was a difficult and emotional, but remarkable read. The author's retelling of her life story truly shows how strong she is and the resiliency with which she kept going despite all she lived through. 
The book is divided into multiple parts, and while I found the section written about her time in the Children of God cult very well-written and thought through, the section of her military life seemed a bit rushed and haphazard in it's descriptions. Additionally, in the military section, she seems to brush over a lot of the atrocities committed by the army. While I understand that she can only take on so much and only focus her attention on so many injustices, and based on her history and passions she looks to the sexism within the army, it did stand out to me that she didn't seem to condemn the violence or casual view of murdering civilians that were surrounding her.
Overall, a very educational and inspiring read that gives insight into organizations and lives unique, yet so similar in their nature. The author leaves the reader slightly reeling at the challenges she has endured, but also in awe of the strength and determination that she found to push through it all. 
Please be aware of trigger warnings for this book, but if a reader is able to handle the content, it is a read I definitely recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and War

Minor: Lesbophobia

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I feel like I say this about every memoir I read (and finish) but quite possibly one of the most impactful books I've read. Mestyanek Young has full control over her story and expertly weaves it with commentary from her current insights. The epilogue was beautiful and I'll be thinking about it for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Rape, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

charliemaigne's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Islamophobia, Medical content, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

stevia333k's review against another edition

challenging dark informative tense

4.5

I found out about the author via her tiktok account knitting cult lady 

I want it first known i read only the part about the army because I've been encountering a lot of microaggressions lately over the military & i didn't have time to listen to the first 2 parts because of that recent crisis.

This book helped clarify how a lot of these horrible laws such as the no water laws were normalized in the military before they became laws. I often call racial capitalist patriarchy a dictatorship of war rape & the history of plantations bears that out, though she didn't necessarily know USAmerican history before joining. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Classism

julschapman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

daphnehumming's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

3.75

I found the army portions to be more engaging. I am curious of what she has to say about good versus bad leadership. It’s well written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, and War

brookehamm's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Daniella Mestyanek’s writing is highly intelligible and exceptionally vulnerable. This was a very difficult listen due to the dark content, but I was so glad to get to be a part of Daniella’s story as a listener. She shares a very unique experience of being raised in a cult and also sheds light on many pertinent systematic issues within the US Army, based on her personal experience. I recommend this book to feminists, cult scholars, and anyone with an interest this sort of subject matter. Please read the content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Racial slurs and Violence

fawns's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Sexual harassment