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sadieh's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape
Moderate: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Death, Medical content, Grief, Cancer, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual content
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
paigeno's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Medical content, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
maggies's review
4.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness
Minor: Death and Medical content
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
just_one_more_paige's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Rape, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Medical content, Racism, Sexism, Body shaming, and Death
codemasterpi's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Medical content
emfass's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Sexism, Misogyny, Medical content, Medical trauma, Grief, Cancer, Pedophilia, Confinement, Body shaming, Animal death, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
alylentz's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Medical content and Suicidal thoughts