Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

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

88 reviews

dionnesims's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

bookworm_leilani's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Stalking

chilivanilli28's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Rape

autozone's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This should be required reading for everyone and anyone.

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“To the world, he was a bad man. To me, he was my dad who did a bad thing. I was still trying to figure out what it meant to love someone who had done such a bad thing, but I did love him. And that was enough for me to show up, and say so to his face.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Stalking

gluten_full's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

karaswils's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

“I didn’t want anyone to be a villain, and I didn’t want anyone to be a hero or a savior.” This statement perfectly encapsulates the way Ashley C. Ford depicts her most formative and heart-wrenching childhood, adolescent, and young adult experiences in Somebody’s Daughter: A Memoir. Everyone in the book gets a fair shake from Ford’s perspective, including her father who served 25 years in prison, and her violent and vivacious mother who raised her. 

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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Stalking

Minor: Medical content and Fire/Fire injury

mmccombs's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

This was a truly stunning memoir. It was heartbreaking and honest and made me feel less alone. To bear one’s heart and history this way, in such clear and approachable prose, makes for a brave and achingly lovely book. I think this is a must read and a new US classic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Rape

Minor: Stalking

ladymirtazapine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Rape, and Stalking

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Panic attacks/disorders

kaiyanicole's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, and Gaslighting

radfordmanor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Toxic friendship