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siobhan_shamlian's review against another edition
5.0
Couldn’t put this one down. Forgiveness, love, and what it means to be family
lbagbyy's review against another edition
4.0
okay loved and super grateful for the vulnerability in this but confused because it seemed to end very suddenly? but I guess that’s real life and not fiction
aziadinea's review against another edition
4.5
the writing feels like it’s jumps around at times and i find myself back tracking ya bit in efforts to keep up. that’s the only flaw. beautiful book, beautiful story 💗
redalexandrap's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
naharobed's review against another edition
3.0
A very personal account of one woman’s childhood, shaped by the absence of her father, who is incarcerated, and a mother that doesn’t quite understand her. Ashley Ford writes with a clear and personable tone that is all her own. It’s an exploration of self discovery, coming of age, and finding herself when she has no one to rely on. It’s a journey of her path to self acceptance and self love. Her writing is very honest and she’s not afraid to be vulnerable
That being said, I felt like there was something lacking in this memoir. Her family plays a huge part in her life, both good and bad, but she glossed over significant portions of her life that I would have liked to read about. My biggest disappointment with this book was how little her father is actually mentioned. She doesn’t go into how the reason for her dad’s incarceration impacted her, even though it was shocking and frankly quite relevant to Ashley’s past. Also, it seemed like she cut off her family completely when she went away to college which confused me a little. She mentions multiple times how her siblings were her best friends but then she stops talking to them when she moves away. She also kind of paints her mom to be this horrible person she had to get away from, but from what we’re shown, her mom seems like she tried her best with the hand she was dealt?
I wanted to know what she learned from her experiences and how she grew to love and accept herself because she’s clearly in a much better place now mentally. But all we get are vignettes from various points in her life that don’t really form a cohesive narrative.
That being said, I felt like there was something lacking in this memoir. Her family plays a huge part in her life, both good and bad, but she glossed over significant portions of her life that I would have liked to read about. My biggest disappointment with this book was how little her father is actually mentioned. She doesn’t go into how the reason for her dad’s incarceration impacted her, even though it was shocking and frankly quite relevant to Ashley’s past. Also, it seemed like she cut off her family completely when she went away to college which confused me a little. She mentions multiple times how her siblings were her best friends but then she stops talking to them when she moves away. She also kind of paints her mom to be this horrible person she had to get away from, but from what we’re shown, her mom seems like she tried her best with the hand she was dealt?
I wanted to know what she learned from her experiences and how she grew to love and accept herself because she’s clearly in a much better place now mentally. But all we get are vignettes from various points in her life that don’t really form a cohesive narrative.
cookewitch's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
I really enjoyed this memoir. Despite having no similarities with the author, this really hit!
A powerful yet quiet and thoughtful read.
📖📝📖
A powerful yet quiet and thoughtful read.
📖📝📖
kellymariez's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
5.0