Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

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

15 reviews

clpaige's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Abandonment

danimcthomas's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Abandonment, Mental illness, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Incarceration

amandalorianxo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I will admit I picked this one as one of my BOTM choices when this was released as part of their collection I believe a year or two ago. But I started it and then tucked it away. It wasn’t because of the writing, I just didn’t have the headspace for it at the time. But I found this at my local library and picked it up. I spent pockets of my weekend reading it (relatively short in pages & chapters) I appreciated the candor in Ashley’s tone and felt pained at her childhood & the tumultuous relationship with her mother. I’m glad there was light for her when she left Indiana. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Abandonment and Physical abuse

Minor: Death

hankatcol's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Racism, and Rape

Moderate: Abandonment

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

nataliab's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

wasn’t a super cohesive narrative thread throughout, but i thought the chapters about the visit with her dad ++ when her grandma is dying in the hospital were standouts. 
“a whole world in a dying body”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Child abuse

Moderate: Abandonment and Mental illness

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

navayiota's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This was really powerful. I'm really glad I read it even if it was really hard at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Rape, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Medical content, Pregnancy, and Racism

Minor: Alcohol and Incest

hayleykaz's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Child abuse

Moderate: Rape

paigeno's review against another edition

emotional reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Medical content, Sexual assault, and Sexual content