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sadieh's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape
Moderate: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Death, Medical content, Grief, Cancer, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual content
laurenkimoto's review against another edition
4.0
To me there almost seems to be a double meaning of being "somebody's daughter". There is the sense that we are shaped by the relationships or lack of relationships we have with our parents and how they are shaped by their relationships with their parents and so on and so on. But there is also the meaning of being "somebody's daughter" when talking about SA; that people need to be "somebody's daughter" or mother or sister to be humanized. Ford is really able to capture both of these meanings in a way that allows everyone to see themselves in it.
Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
karaswils's review against another edition
4.0
The content warnings for this book are about a mile long, but nothing is gratuitous or sensationalized—it is simply honest, and even kind and sympathetic at points. Furthermore, Ford is able to clearly articulate the motivations, perceptions, and disappointments that everyone in the memoir feels, especially her and the people who raised her. But she still keeps her perspective and truth front and center, and thus the love, heartbreak, and truth in her story shine through.
Ashley C. Ford is an excellent narrator as well as writer. I highly recommend the audio version of this book.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Rape, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Cursing
Moderate: Death, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Miscarriage
Minor: Medical content and Fire/Fire injury
britreads's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Death, and Child abuse
tealight's review against another edition
4.0
The book is often described as being about her father and his incarceration, but I felt that her mother was the true fulcrum of the book. Ford’s relationship with her, from childhood to adulthood, runs you through the full gamut of emotions. Anger at the abuse and callousness her mother was capable of, awe at her ability to raise four children as a single parent, and a deep empathy for what it’s like to love someone who is so imperfect. No other person felt so real and so laid bare in their humanity.
What I thought could’ve been better wasn’t so much in what was there, but what was missing. Ford sometimes pulled back when I wanted her to press on, changing abruptly in intensity from one chapter to the next, in a way that left my emotions lagging behind to catch up. There was a lump in my throat as she described the moment that she learned the truth of what her father had done, and then suddenly we’ve moved onto a typical teen conundrum: lying to her mom so she could go out with her friends. Between scene to scene, there were often parts that you keenly felt the absence of. Some books you desperately wish were shorter, this was one where I wanted more.
And I did search for more. I read some of the author’s interviews afterwards, and also even while reading, because I just wanted to hear more of what she had to say. That’s probably more praise than anything I could ever write about the memoir. In a way, I found her unscripted responses even more illuminating without the need to order her thoughts into a publishable narrative. She’s definitely a writer I hope to read more from, and I’m delighted that she’s involved in all sorts of other media as well.
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Death, and Physical abuse
mmccombs's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Rape
Minor: Stalking
maggies's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness
Minor: Death and Medical content
kaiyanicole's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
meghan's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Stalking, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, and Child death
katielaine_w's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism
Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Infidelity, Medical content, and Terminal illness