Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir by Ashley C. Ford

85 reviews

queerghstbuster's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Gaslighting, Rape, and Sexism

Minor: Bullying and Racism

sgrizzle's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

5.0

“When you write about you and me? Just tell the truth. Your truth. Don’t worry about nobody’s feelings, especially not mine. You gotta be tough to tell your truth, but it’s the only thing worth doing next to loving somebody.”

This memoir is so full of truth and power. FOR SURE anyone who works with youth should read it, because the power of supportive adults showed up again and again (though it broke my heart that she didn’t have more). But also if you are interested in memoir, this one is a must.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

kendra_haug's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Rape

honeyvoiced's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Cancer, and Panic attacks/disorders

twilightfan420's review against another edition

dark funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

5-star memoir alert! I enjoyed every page of this so much I risked getting horribly carsick to finish reading it on a road trip. The relationship with the author’s mother was so complex and expertly-detailed. I think Ford examined the multiplicity of what it means to be family in an enlightening way; the concept of unconditional love shone through the entire narrative and manifested very different through Ford’s individual relationships. I think Ford writes sexual trauma in an extremely conscious yet evocative way. I could feel her pain through  the writing but I could also feel her strength. As a survivor myself, I felt seen and empowered at the same time as Ford reckoned with her own experiences and the narrative she’d been told about her father throughout the work. Also, the way it the story was told starting and ending at the same point was so beautifully done. It felt wrapped up but still realistic in a way that many narrative nonfiction cannot capture.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, and Violence

Minor: Animal death

kaylinvm94's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Body shaming

mschwa1118's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

“I’d been waiting a long time to feel like somebody’s daughter”. Ashley Ford wrote a beautiful and heartbreaking memoir. She was honest, raw, and you simply cannot help but root for her. If there was any criticism, it would be that I wish it was a little longer and that there were more stories. Highly recommend otherwise. Content warnings include rape, family trauma, and domestic abuse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Domestic abuse

sgriffinn's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

so honest and eye-opening. wish it covered more about her dad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Mental illness

paperbacksandvinyl's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Violence

Moderate: Death and Cancer

donnique's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

Some of the best memoir writing I've ever seen. A perfect encapsulation of a life filled with heartbreak, trauma, and triumph. I cried. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism