Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

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

8 reviews

stephmcoakley's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Cursing, Death, Grief, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Abandonment, Physical abuse, and Stalking

livtomisser's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

I really enjoyed listening to this book, I think reading it would have made it confusing because it is made up of a lot, a lot of stories. The writing was very poetic and at times pretty intense so if raw descriptions of abuse and rape are too much, maybe don’t read this one! The only thing that was not my favorite of this book was that it was supposed to be about the authors relationship with her dad, but he wasn’t really a reaffirming theme in the book and also I sometimes got confused about time periods because sometimes she switches back and forth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Cursing, and Rape

laceyc1's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, and Rape

sambashua's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Body shaming

ekmook's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Rape, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, and Stalking

Minor: Blood

karaswils's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

“I didn’t want anyone to be a villain, and I didn’t want anyone to be a hero or a savior.” This statement perfectly encapsulates the way Ashley C. Ford depicts her most formative and heart-wrenching childhood, adolescent, and young adult experiences in Somebody’s Daughter: A Memoir. Everyone in the book gets a fair shake from Ford’s perspective, including her father who served 25 years in prison, and her violent and vivacious mother who raised her. 

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.

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Content Warnings

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

massivepizzacrust's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Even though a lot of the details of Ford's life are completely different to mine, I connected to this memoir to the point of crying. I wish everyone would read this, especially if you've struggled with your family before. There is a lot more covered in this memoir than family relationships but I went into it without knowing much more and I recommend you do the same. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Minor: Child death, Cursing, and Panic attacks/disorders

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

 - I've been following Ford's writing online for many years, so I knew this book would be good. If you need further proof, though, I listened to the entire audiobook while stuck in traffic for ten hours and was riveted the whole time.
- SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER is an exploration of not only growing up and finding yourself, but finding your parents, too - the good and the bad parts of them. It's a book about loving difficult people, and holding conflicting parts of yourself and your loved ones at the same time.
- One thing that really stuck out to me is the way Ford illustrates how confusing childhood can be, when you're often punished for breaking rules you didn't know existed and the adults don't give any further explanation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, and Violence