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A review by tirwinreads17
Uncultured by Daniella Mestyanek Young
5.0
Daniella grew up in Children of God cult, one of fourteen children, first living on a compound in Brazil then Mexico. She counted down the days until she could escape the physically and sexually violent and abusive cult around age 15, only to find herself eventually in what she describes as another type of cult - the United States Army. Where similar tales of sexual assault, maltreatment, and misogyny permeates a rank structure.
I have never sped through a book so fast. All 14 hours of audio flew by because I was so invested in Daniella’s story and I thoroughly enjoyed her a narrator to share her own words. I was furious, I laughed, I cried, I smiled. All of the emotions in this one. It is such a raw, heartbreaking story that pulls at your heart strings but serves a compelling tale of survivorship and resilience. I am so proud and glad she was brave enough to share her unique story with the world. I hope her speaking out helps fellow cult survivors and women in arms (for which I am one), and brings her some peace.
Thank you so much to NetGalley, SMP, Macmillan Audio, and Daniella for an advance reader and listener’s copies of this powerful memoir. All thoughts are honest and my own.
**Nothing in this review should be attributed to my employer.
I have never sped through a book so fast. All 14 hours of audio flew by because I was so invested in Daniella’s story and I thoroughly enjoyed her a narrator to share her own words. I was furious, I laughed, I cried, I smiled. All of the emotions in this one. It is such a raw, heartbreaking story that pulls at your heart strings but serves a compelling tale of survivorship and resilience. I am so proud and glad she was brave enough to share her unique story with the world. I hope her speaking out helps fellow cult survivors and women in arms (for which I am one), and brings her some peace.
Thank you so much to NetGalley, SMP, Macmillan Audio, and Daniella for an advance reader and listener’s copies of this powerful memoir. All thoughts are honest and my own.
**Nothing in this review should be attributed to my employer.