Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Uncultured by Daniella Mestyanek Young

11 reviews

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.

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

princess_marie's review

emotional inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Child abuse, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, War, and Sexism

Moderate: Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Minor: Chronic illness, Excrement, Confinement, and Homophobia

bsimmonds's review against another edition

2.0

This story is important, heartbreaking, and worthwhile. Also, the writing is repetitive, with sentences from the previous paragraph repeated in a different word order... throughout the entire book. Somehow, it's still hard to follow despite the constant reminders to the reader. Overall, it's a valuable and unique perspective distracted by the writing itself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Cancer, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Lesbophobia, Confinement, Sexual violence, Violence, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Rape, Medical trauma, Incest, Pregnancy, and War

brittsbooknook's review

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Cult memoir
Dark & gritty
Eye-opening 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Child abuse

Moderate: Rape, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, War, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, and Physical abuse

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

idontread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, War, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Abandonment, Cancer, Confinement, Xenophobia, Racism, Addiction, Ableism, Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Blood, Sexism, Body shaming, Bullying, Grief, Islamophobia, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

alite428's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Xenophobia, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Islamophobia, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and War

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, War, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Islamophobia, Racial slurs, Slavery, Incest, Confinement, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Addiction, Medical content, Pregnancy, Murder, and Chronic illness

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