Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Ugly Cry by Danielle Henderson

2 reviews

milliebot_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Henderson dives into her childhood and upbringing with wit and sincerity; it felt like a friend was telling me stories. The first 40% or so is more lighthearted (though not without negative experiences, of course), but then Henderson really gets into some serious topics (see content warnings). It's really heartbreaking, what some kids have gone through and survived. It seems like Henderson put in a lot of work to move past some of the events in her childhood and I commend her for opening up to readers the way she did. 

This book was funny, depressing, frustrating, and encouraging. I always find it hard to "rate" someone's life experiences, but if you like memoirs definitely read this. The very end is sweet, especially the family acknowledgements.

(Also, it's always astounding to me how much of people's lives they can remember! I don't imagine I'll ever have a reason to write a memoir, but I can hardly remember events from a couple years ago, let alone a semi-complete view of my early childhood or teen years. Bravo to everyone who does it!)

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

truthfoundhere's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pedophilia