Reviews

Uncultured by Daniella Mestyanek Young

cjamison0151's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

sakisreads's review

As interested as I am in cults and in the worshipping of certain leaders, this book unfortunately did not engage me at all. I felt myself completely disengaging throughout; I think the content was interesting but the delivery fell flat. Since it is on my Audible forever, I might come back to it, but for now I have to mark it as DNF. Sorry 😫

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Pedophilia

beefcakebookworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective

3.75

nrfo's review

challenging emotional

3.5

strea31218's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

3.75

laphillips10's review

dark emotional medium-paced

3.75

rafdee13's review

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious sad slow-paced

3.0

The first half of this book was interesting and constitutes the authors life in the cult. The language is not complicated but matter of fact, straight to the point. Sometimes a little juvenile. But considering the horror of what's being told, that may be just the way to do it. 

The military part was...well it serves a reflection of the systems sought by and that trap abused people. The author acknowledges the flaws of the military. Acknowledges the military is dehumanizing and racist and sexist. Acknowledges how violent military men are to the women in their ranks...yet doesn't leave. The celebrations of rank and accomplishments within the military feel futile and horribly ironic. 

bethanna_hobbs's review against another edition

5.0

Devastating, hard to read/ listen to at points but an incredible story.. recommend getting to the end of the acknowledgements. Almost cried. Beautiful.

pezfilledcookies's review

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

3.75

julschapman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Infidelity, Islamophobia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Medical content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Grief, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Murder, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Rape, Abandonment, Racial slurs, and Terminal illness