Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Uncultured by Daniella Mestyanek Young

23 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

daphnehumming's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

3.75

I found the army portions to be more engaging. I am curious of what she has to say about good versus bad leadership. It’s well written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, War, Death, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Islamophobia, Rape, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Sexism, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

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.

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

stuffinmybrainhole's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, War, Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Sexism

argrenier's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

4.25

I really enjoyed this book and have already recommended it to several people. Why it's not five stars is:
1) I felt like the army half was less developmed than the cult half, possibly due to various secret stuff you have to keep. It just felt more vague and less grounded.
2) I wanted more group insight. She studies this, and this is a memoir, but it's like she just teases at the overlap and the way group thinks works, sort of haphazard at the end of the book. I wanted her to lean into these companions and thoughts and what it means.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, War, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Misogyny

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

nat_montego's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and War

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