Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Uncultured by Daniella Mestyanek Young

8 reviews

dafyddclover's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.75

This book is so intensely personal and is literally what happened to her, so it's difficult to rate, but I think the quality of the story telling is really inconsistent throughout the book. Despite the efforts to create a through line, it felt like two different books, and ultimately glossed over a lot of what I would have been more interested in about her pist-cult life in favor of relitigating disagreements, telling army stories, and praising the military industrial complex even as she calls it a cult. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War, Child death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Islamophobia, Medical content, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Sexism, Abandonment, and Body shaming

brisco's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

I think everyone should take the time to read this book and learn from Daniella’s experience and perspective 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death

crybabybea's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Religious bigotry, Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Homophobia, Violence, War, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Incest, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Torture, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

shermansays's review

dark hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, and War

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Blood, and Child death

oriad313's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Gore, Incest, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

tayleigh's review against another edition

Such an important book to read. It’s a personal and heart breaking memoir of a young woman who grew up in a sex cult, she was able to get out, excellent in school then ultimately join the military. Though the military turned into being very similar to her time growing up in the cult. She was trained from childhood to be a soldier so she excelled in that as well. But being a woman in both scenarios she was seen as less than and a body to used. She experienced sexual abuse through out her whole life and is was overlooked in each of the organizations. Each time she thought she caught a break something would come crashing down. 

This book details horrific events and abuse of women and children while also showing systems that allow it to happen. It also shows how strong and important friendships between women can be. Women were the ones who supported her through her journey and saved her life. 

As someone who has experienced sexual trauma it can feel so isolating and overwhelming and it’s a reminder that healing can happen and so many women experience it and it shouldn’t be shameful for the women. And it’s never the victim’s fault. Like Daniella says it’s rarely a bad apple or two but a rotten tree and we should be looking for where the toxins are coming from. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, War, Death, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Rape, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Racism

mhill423's review

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, War, Child abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

noellelovesbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Content Warnings: Child abuse [physical, verbal, sexual], rape [on page], pedophilia, indoctrination, kidnapping, child brides, forced family separation, conditioning, injury [burn], suicidal ideations, racism, toxic relationships, confinement, sexism, depression, homophobia, sexual harassment, war, violence, and death.

I received an ARC, ahead of release, through St Martin's Press through their influencer program. 

Daniella's story is incredibly powerful and inspiring...showing the strength of a woman who's been through so much. As the first memoir, I've ever read it had me extremely emotional and required a few breaks to get through. 

There were so many words that I strongly related to...some that reminded me of my teen years when I couldn't possibly fathom surviving until 18. The idea that I could survive my youth seemed impossible...either my abuser would end me or I'd end myself...I saw no other way. As an adult, I'm incredibly happy that some little tiny voice always told me to keep going no matter how much I tried to drown it out. Other words inspired me and had me wishing I read those words when I was going through my own trauma. 

Incredibly powerful and moving read... everything Daniella experienced and overcame...unimaginable pain and trauma that she endured and persevered through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Violence, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Confinement, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Death, and Racism

Moderate: Suicide and War