Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Uncultured by Daniella Mestyanek Young

79 reviews

lewfromthelou's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, War, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Islamophobia, and Death

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

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

brookehamm's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Daniella Mestyanek’s writing is highly intelligible and exceptionally vulnerable. This was a very difficult listen due to the dark content, but I was so glad to get to be a part of Daniella’s story as a listener. She shares a very unique experience of being raised in a cult and also sheds light on many pertinent systematic issues within the US Army, based on her personal experience. I recommend this book to feminists, cult scholars, and anyone with an interest this sort of subject matter. Please read the content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Racial slurs and Violence

katieroth25's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Emotional abuse, War, Sexual harassment, and Physical abuse

Minor: Death

nouveaudragon's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

Daniella is an incredibly insightful, knowledgeable, and relatable voice on the subject of high-control groups. Her combination of unique experiences and education on the subject make her perspective utterly invaluable to a nuanced understanding of how cults & other high control groups operate successfully, including the psychological manipulation of it’s members. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and War

gotta_grow_up's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

This was a very difficult read as the content can be very heavy at times but overall this was an amazing and enlightening story of self discovery, perseverance and the dangers of group behaviour in any form. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, War, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Torture

Moderate: Blood, Incest, Abandonment, and Domestic abuse

There is disturbing descriptions about assult, abuse, rape and overall life in cults (both religious and not). These descriptions include extreme harm done to children in these scenarios (this harm was at times sexual in nature). As well as the life long repercussions and continued impacts of that trauma. Depictions of systemic sexism and abuse, as well as suicidal ideation.

allisonh59's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

fawns's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Incest, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Child abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, and Racial slurs

hipearson's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, War, Sexual content, Rape, Self harm, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

aisheidary's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Incest, Sexism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Religious bigotry, and War