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wandering_canuck's review against another edition
5.0
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.
Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Child abuse
kriskelly's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Mental illness, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Death
spookyfaith's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Sexual violence, Death, and Rape
yilliun's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Child abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault
pamelaaaa's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Child abuse
gygyreadsgygysips's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Grief, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, and Rape
afloodofbooks's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Death and Rape
mgautreaux's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
somebodys_fool's review against another edition
Graphic: Rape
ivi_reads_books's review against another edition
4.0
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
Graphic: Child abuse and Violence
Moderate: Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy