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sensitive_boy's review against another edition
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Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
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In this powerful memior Alan Davies recounts the shocking story of his youth, revealing a childhood of victumhood, manipulation, grief, and abuse.
Rather than following a linear story, Just Ignore Him is fractured, moving along with the flow of memory, described by the author as "necessarily incomplete but wholly truthful". It is an unflinchingly honest and difficult to read book, the writing seeped in the pain and anger that continues to resonates with Davies due to the horrific abuse that he suffered as a child by those meant to protect him. However, it is also a gentle encouragement and hopeful book. A story of surviving and solidarity, the book journeys into discovery, courage, love, and the desire to protect. It is a book that will stay with you
Rather than following a linear story, Just Ignore Him is fractured, moving along with the flow of memory, described by the author as "necessarily incomplete but wholly truthful". It is an unflinchingly honest and difficult to read book, the writing seeped in the pain and anger that continues to resonates with Davies due to the horrific abuse that he suffered as a child by those meant to protect him. However, it is also a gentle encouragement and hopeful book. A story of surviving and solidarity, the book journeys into discovery, courage, love, and the desire to protect. It is a book that will stay with you
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Pedophilia
bisexual's review against another edition
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Graphic: Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Sexual assault
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Celebrity memoirs aren't something I usually gravitate towards (this is the third one I've ever read), but then I read an extract online and this book immediately made its way onto my birthday/Xmas wish list. (Also I've been a huge fan of QI since I was a teenager.)
Just Ignore Him by Alan Davies is an honest, heartbreaking account of a childhood that can only be described as a nightmare. Only a few years after his mother's death was swiftly swept under the rug, he was betrayed by the one person who should've loved and supported him.
Davies does not shy away from the abuse he suffered, but his beautiful writing style made this book so compelling, I read it in one sitting. You could almost feel the weight of the secret that he's had to carry for his entire life and my heart ached for the lonely six-year-old boy who just wanted to be loved. As I was reading this, I could hear Davies' voice and knowing that he narrates the audiobook, I believe that it would be worth listening too as well.
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Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness
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