Somebody’s Daughter – Cannonball Read 17

“When my life was new, I understood in my bones how little it mattered what anybody else was doing, or what they thought about what I was doing. I believed my bones then.”

Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford

November 14, 2022 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

In one word: Raw Cannonball Read Bingo: Elephant I’ve been toying with writing my own book for a few years now, and am finally starting to get serious about the endeavor, or at least get serious about saying I’m getting serious, which is practically the same thing, right? I cashed in a work award (thanks Snappy!) for a free six-month Skillshare membership and came upon a course by Ashley C. Ford on writing titled “Creative Personal Writing: Write the Real You.” I loved her style […]

I have only just now noticed the snake on the cover of this book. Which is extremely foreboding if you’ve read the book!

Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford

February 14, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

This one is going to be tough for me to review because I did like the book, and it was very well-written, and the audio narration was well-performed (by the author herself!), but I didn’t feel that sense of resolution I normally feel after finishing a good book. On a conscious level, I wanted things from this book that it didn’t seem interested in providing, so there was always going to be a clash there (more on this below), but also, there’s just something I […]

“I did not know that there are miles between running out of things to say, and running out of the strength to say them.”

Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford

September 11, 2021 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

When we had out August CBR Zoom Check-in I talked about this book and praised it while warning others away. It is still my prevailing view – Somebody’s Daughter is an absolutely fantastic piece of writing where Ashley C. Ford immerses the reader in her childhood, and it is not for the faint of heart or those who may not be in the most stable mental health space. You might know Ashley C. Ford from her podcasts or writings for outlets such as BuzzFeed, The […]

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