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A review by twilightfan420
Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford
dark
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
5-star memoir alert! I enjoyed every page of this so much I risked getting horribly carsick to finish reading it on a road trip. The relationship with the author’s mother was so complex and expertly-detailed. I think Ford examined the multiplicity of what it means to be family in an enlightening way; the concept of unconditional love shone through the entire narrative and manifested very different through Ford’s individual relationships. I think Ford writes sexual trauma in an extremely conscious yet evocative way. I could feel her pain through the writing but I could also feel her strength. As a survivor myself, I felt seen and empowered at the same time as Ford reckoned with her own experiences and the narrative she’d been told about her father throughout the work. Also, the way it the story was told starting and ending at the same point was so beautifully done. It felt wrapped up but still realistic in a way that many narrative nonfiction cannot capture.
Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, and Violence
Minor: Animal death