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tiff_taff's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Sexual assault
sgrizzle's review against another edition
5.0
This memoir is so full of truth and power. FOR SURE anyone who works with youth should read it, because the power of supportive adults showed up again and again (though it broke my heart that she didn’t have more). But also if you are interested in memoir, this one is a must.
Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault
thenovelmaura's review against another edition
4.0
There are a lot of intense themes in this book, including sexual assault, poverty, and a complicated mother-daughter relationship. While I could never claim to understand the experience of having an incarcerated parent, as an adoptee, I found solace in Ford's reflections on a connection to a biological parent who she's never really known. This is a powerful and worthwhile read, and I'm glad to have added it to the (admittedly short) list of memoirs that I've enjoyed.
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Child abuse
Moderate: Racism and Body shaming
kaylinvm94's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Body shaming
emmersnicole's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Body shaming
donnique's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism
annabulkowski's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Sexual assault, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Racism
sambashua's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Body shaming
rorikae's review against another edition
4.5
Ford chronicles her youth through her young adulthood through her relationship with her mother and her father, who was incarcerated during her childhood. Though the story is framed through Ford's relationship with her father and how she came to terms with the crime for which he was imprisoned, it is almost more about her relationship with her own mother and how it has changed through her life. We follow her through school, young loves, going away to school, and growing up through the lens of herself as somebody's daughter.
I have been a fan of Ashley C. Ford's for quite some time. I can't remember the first time I encountered her work but I've listened to her podcasts and interviews with her before so I was excited to delve into her memoir. I thoroughly enjoyed learning more about her life and I think she does a great job of pairing honesty with evocative prose to create an emotionally moving memoir. She reads the audiobook, which I highly recommend, because she has a great voice. An audiobook memoir is that much more personal when the author reads it themself. I also recommend the audiobook because it has an hour long conversation between Ford and Clint Smith about their books, which acts as an epilogue of sorts as we learn more about the writing of the memoir.
I cannot wait to read what Ford writes next. 'Somebody's Daughter' solidified that she is an author whose work I will be following for years to come.
Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Body shaming
bookworm_leilani's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Stalking, and Medical content