Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Uncultured by Daniella Mestyanek Young

19 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

mirlusil's review

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, War, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

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

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

sephtis_nox's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Daniella masterfully threads the story of her upbringing in The Children of God with her experience as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army. The way she tells her story is gripping, brutally honest, and validating to anyone who has ever experienced group think of any kind. 
While challenging to get through, Daniella’s vulnerability and willingness to share some of her darkest moments and highlight the truths about how high control groups effect us are what truly makes this the best book I read in 2023. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Bullying, War, and Trafficking

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

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

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