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paperbacksandvinyl's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Violence
Moderate: Death and Cancer
bookedandbusy's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Miscarriage, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Drug use
navayiota's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Rape, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Medical content, Pregnancy, and Racism
Minor: Alcohol and Incest
bookworm_leilani's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Stalking, and Medical content
babeinlibrary's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Rape, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Animal death, Grief, Miscarriage, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Abortion and Adult/minor relationship
karaswils's review against another edition
4.0
The content warnings for this book are about a mile long, but nothing is gratuitous or sensationalized—it is simply honest, and even kind and sympathetic at points. Furthermore, Ford is able to clearly articulate the motivations, perceptions, and disappointments that everyone in the memoir feels, especially her and the people who raised her. But she still keeps her perspective and truth front and center, and thus the love, heartbreak, and truth in her story shine through.
Ashley C. Ford is an excellent narrator as well as writer. I highly recommend the audio version of this book.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Rape, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Cursing
Moderate: Death, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Miscarriage
Minor: Medical content and Fire/Fire injury
adoras's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse and Animal death
Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, and Pregnancy
meghan's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Stalking, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, and Child death
katielaine_w's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism
Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Infidelity, Medical content, and Terminal illness
veronicats's review against another edition
5.0
I don't read a lot of memoirs or non fiction in general these days, but I am SO glad I read this. I smiled a lot, I cried, I was thinking about passages and phrases and quotes from it for hours afterwards.
I think this is hit so close because she talks about her relationships with her parents. The emotionally absent mother and physically absent father are figures I know only too well. She said so many things I've thought but could never articulate.
I recommend this to everyone. It is so, so good. So powerful. I know I'll be coming back to things I read in this book a LOT.
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Death, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Medical content, and Mental illness
Minor: Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking