Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

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

23 reviews

tbose22's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Terminal illness, Pedophilia, and Cancer

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, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

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

travelseatsreads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

3.0

I picked up Somebody's Daughter knowing absolutely nothing about Ashley C. Ford, who she was or what she had achieved. I picked up the book based on the marketing/blurb which described a memoir based on Ashley's childhood, upbringing and her relationship with her father.

Firstly, this is only my opinion of my engagement with the book as a piece to be consumed and does not diminish or cast judgement on Ashley's own lived experience.

For me this book was great to a point, but left far too much unanswered. Of course this is Ashley's memoir so it it ultimately her right what to include or exclude but I feel the marketing of this book left the reader expecting elements that weren't discussed.

Ashely bravely discusses her rocky relationship with her mother, her traumatic rape and her general life once she leaves home and this is where the book shines.

Overall I found it to be deeply interesting but I finished it with so many questions and felt Ashley maybe had more to say. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Terminal illness

mariasilva's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

katielaine_w's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

laura_clarinets's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Terminal illness

mfiegel's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Terminal illness, and Death

Moderate: Grief and Violence

tallhousecookies's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Pregnancy, Racism, Pedophilia, and Death

Minor: Terminal illness

sbooksbowm's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape

Moderate: Confinement and Violence

Minor: Terminal illness