Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Uncultured by Daniella Mestyanek Young

15 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

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

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.0

be very careful before picking this up. please check the content warnings!! 

while the first part of this book is hard to read due to the content, it is a very important story and perspective. however, the second part takes a big turn and becomes about serving in the military and contains some comments and opinions i think are kinda bad. take that for what you will.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Bullying, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Mental illness

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

twinadam's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

5.0

Daniella’s story is heartbreaking, inspiring, and beautifully told. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in group psychology and how it affects a person’s identity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and War

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Medical content

miekss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

A shocking and tough read. An autobiography told with so much honesty and raw detail that makes you feel as if you’re sat down beside the author listening to the recount of her life. An interesting parallel of similarities between her life born into a cult and her life in the military, with a heavy emphasis on the experience of being woman. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Incest, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, War, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Misogyny

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

melodranna's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Pedophilia

kayleeloray's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Violence, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Mental illness