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Uncultured by Daniella Mestyanek Young

32 reviews

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

espressoreads's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

This book was compelling and impressive. Daniella is such a fighter and inspires me with her tale of grit. I was a little put off by how often d*ke was thrown around in this book…but I trust the author after she talks about meeting Obama shortly after Don’t Ask Don’t tell was repealed. Good read!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, War, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Islamophobia and Homophobia

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

mar253's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Islamophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, War, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Incest and Violence

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

amykarren's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Pedophilia, Incest, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Islamophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, and Suicidal thoughts

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

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

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