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gtrue21's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Incest, Medical content, and Physical abuse
twilightfan420's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, and Violence
Minor: Animal death
anger566's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Child abuse
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Death
Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Pregnancy
paperbacksandvinyl's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Violence
Moderate: Death and Cancer
carmenvillaman's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Rape
sydna_lowe's review against another edition
3.5
1. the way it was falsely advertised (hardly touched on her experiences with her father)
2. the lack of structure. This was clearly just stream of conscience memories without much of a flow.
I think memoirs just aren’t really my thing.
Minor: Violence and Rape
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
mcomp's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Violence
travelseatsreads's review against another edition
3.0
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.
Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Terminal illness
nibs's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Violence and Panic attacks/disorders