Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Uncultured by Daniella Mestyanek Young

33 reviews

lewfromthelou's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and War

Moderate: Death, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

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

gotta_grow_up's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

This was a very difficult read as the content can be very heavy at times but overall this was an amazing and enlightening story of self discovery, perseverance and the dangers of group behaviour in any form. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Grief, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Incest, Blood, and Abandonment

There is disturbing descriptions about assult, abuse, rape and overall life in cults (both religious and not). These descriptions include extreme harm done to children in these scenarios (this harm was at times sexual in nature). As well as the life long repercussions and continued impacts of that trauma. Depictions of systemic sexism and abuse, as well as suicidal ideation.

dafyddclover's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.75

This book is so intensely personal and is literally what happened to her, so it's difficult to rate, but I think the quality of the story telling is really inconsistent throughout the book. Despite the efforts to create a through line, it felt like two different books, and ultimately glossed over a lot of what I would have been more interested in about her pist-cult life in favor of relitigating disagreements, telling army stories, and praising the military industrial complex even as she calls it a cult. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Islamophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

stuffinmybrainhole's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and War

argrenier's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

4.25

I really enjoyed this book and have already recommended it to several people. Why it's not five stars is:
1) I felt like the army half was less developmed than the cult half, possibly due to various secret stuff you have to keep. It just felt more vague and less grounded.
2) I wanted more group insight. She studies this, and this is a memoir, but it's like she just teases at the overlap and the way group thinks works, sort of haphazard at the end of the book. I wanted her to lean into these companions and thoughts and what it means.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, 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

nat_montego's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and War

shermansays's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

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

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