Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Uncultured by Daniella Mestyanek Young

17 reviews

lottiestarling's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Body shaming, War, Sexual assault, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Eating disorder, and Gaslighting

mads1706's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, and War

thesk3tch's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Violence, War, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Incest, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Medical content

raquelcanread's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Blood, Colonisation, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

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

rhiannonafternoon's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

A window into what it’s like to live inside both a religious extremist cult (Children of God) and a socially acceptable group with cult-like traits (The US Army). The author does the difficult job of reliving these experiences to share how her traumas followed her through life, and her strength to keep going. Very moving, and so heartbreaking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Pregnancy, War, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Incest, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

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