Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

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

77 reviews

bashsbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

Ford's descriptions are cinematic; rarely before have I been so enthralled by the way a writer describes people and emotions. Truly, this memoir is a thoughful and complex picture of Ford's youth and family, and hearing her read it herself made it all the more personal. I felt as though I stepped into some of these scenes and lived beside her. 

I also greatly enjoyed the interview at the end between Ford and Clint Smith; it is always enlightening to hear great writers discuss their craft. (I may listen to that portion again after reading Smith's book, since he discusses his own word in-depth, too.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual content, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Incarceration also comes up a lot, since the author's father is in prison for most of the book.

indielitttttt's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

samanthalynn22's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Sexual violence

marigold_faye's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

bookends_by_zaz's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

lizbritney's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

A beautifully well-written memoir. I found Ashley really relatable, despite having different life experiences. My one real critique is I wish that she touched on how she reconciled, or is still reconciling, her father’s past with her own. That complexity was one of the drawing points of the book for me, and I was disappointed that it wasn’t explored more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

librabby's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

elyssajoh's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

wicked_stardust's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Grief

gtrue21's review against another edition

challenging

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, and Grief