Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir by Ashley C. Ford

232 reviews

wandering_canuck's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Sheer brilliance! Embarrassingly, I had never heard of Ashley C. Ford until I picked up this raved-about memoir. Ford's powerful and poignant tale immediately transports the reader into her childhood through her vivid story telling. 

On its face, it is the experience of a girl whose father is incarcerated for a violent crime throughout her childhood and the mother who raised her as a single parent. Oh, but it is so much more. 

This searingly honest book captures the complexity of families and our relationships within them. This memoir recounts an imperfect life in an imperfect family with both kindness and honesty. Ashley speaks of her parents and grandmother with love, striking the delicate balance of treating them not as heroes nor as villains. 

Ford's writing is akin to that of Roxane Gay, managing to be both poetic and accessible. Simply fabulous. I cannot give it enough stars. 

Listen to the audiobook if you can; hearing the memoir in the author's voice makes it that much more convincing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Child abuse

kriskelly's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

this book reminded me of why i love memoirs so much :’)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Mental illness, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death

ttidman's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

yilliun's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

pamelaaaa's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

corvingreene's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is a powerful and unflinching memoir that's so beautifully written (and brilliantly narrated by the author for the audiobook). Ford is a gifted voice and I'm so glad she's gotten the accolades and attention she deserves. I've had this on my TBR forever, but finally got the audiobook, and I'm so glad I listened to it, because it was a great reading experience.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Domestic abuse

afloodofbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Death and Rape

mgautreaux's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

ivi_reads_books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

I picked up the book after listening to an interview with the author and was intigued by how at peace she was with her upbringing and how beautifully she told her story. Her memoire did not disappoint. Listening to the audiobook, which the author herself narrates, made it even more impactful.

She takes us back in time and into her head to different points in time of her life. From her troubled childhood into her early adult years figuring out how to navigate life. She tells her story with compassion without making excuses. I was very moved by her book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy

mugsandmanuscripts's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Child abuse