Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

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

53 reviews

bashsbooks's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

Ford's descriptions are cinematic; rarely before have I been so enthralled by the way a writer describes people and emotions. Truly, this memoir is a thoughful and complex picture of Ford's youth and family, and hearing her read it herself made it all the more personal. I felt as though I stepped into some of these scenes and lived beside her. 

I also greatly enjoyed the interview at the end between Ford and Clint Smith; it is always enlightening to hear great writers discuss their craft. (I may listen to that portion again after reading Smith's book, since he discusses his own word in-depth, too.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Rape

Moderate: Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Miscarriage

Minor: Cancer, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, and Stalking

Incarceration also comes up a lot, since the author's father is in prison for most of the book.

switt713's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Rape, Death, and Sexual assault

Minor: Cancer

merryfaith's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer

samscha0ticlife's review

reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Rape

Moderate: Physical abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Cancer and Confinement

marigold_faye's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Body shaming, and Child death

Minor: Terminal illness, Death, Cancer, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Grief

sarahmae531's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

A beautiful memoir that had me laughing and crying through out it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Child death, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Racism, Cancer, and Miscarriage

becksusername's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Cancer, and Child abuse

hailhail's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Cancer

nicoleherz's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Hits equally hard for those with strained mother-daughter or father-daughter relationships. Definitely had a good cry about ⅔ in.
Beautiful writing, reminded me of the glass castle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, and Cancer

gtrue21's review

challenging

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Incest, Medical content, and Physical abuse