Reviews tagging 'Child death'

See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Violence by Jess Hill

11 reviews

racheljj's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

5.0

I listened to the audiobook which is read by the author herself. You can hear the emotion and passion on the topic in her voice. 

It was an incredibly graphic and horrific book to listen to but I could not stop listening. Jess manages to make a topic that is horrendous into a book you can’t put down. Her research skills are next level and the way she tells people’s stories with respect and dignity is commendable. 

I spent almost the entire time shaking my head and cringing in shame that we live in a world this horrific and that I didn’t have a clue about the extent of domestic abuse even slightly. It was eye opening and a very interesting listen. I have learnt a lot.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

happyhobbit1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Very challenging topic and content, but also very important to try to understand and to find a way as a society to recognise domestic abuse, provide adequate resources and support for people affected by domestic abuse, and to learn from the case studies where rates of domestic abuse were significantly decreased following community-led actions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Rape

a_b_hall's review

challenging dark sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

officialgrittynhl's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

One of the best I've read but I wish books like this would use fewer and less graphic descriptions of abuse. Why Does He Do That? gives the most accurate description of living day to day with an abuser that other books forget, including See What You Made Me Do. However, this book looks at solutions more holistically and longterm than anything else I've seen. She chose to focus on exceptions of policing, but left out the 40% figure known of officers despite so much of the book citing the US.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Colonisation

egwescombe's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

It feels wrong to rate this book because of the deeply personal and heartbreaking stories it contains. This book was devastating but told with sensitivity and hope. A must read for everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

katiiekhaos's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

If you are someone who says “why didn’t they just leave?” When you hear about a woman being killed by her partner, this book is one you need to read! 
This is an incredibly hard book to get through at times, but Jess Hill has done an incredible job of telling people’s stories respectfully and with reason. 
This book made me cry and yell out in anger at so many ways the system has let down women and children. But I’m grateful for the knowledge Jess put into this book, it’s a book I wish all police officers, lawyers, social workers and psychologists had to read while in university. You can tell a lot of time and hard work went into this book and she really tried to show all the different lens domestic violence can be seen through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

tingu's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

5.0

Just intense. But so well written, insightful and informative. I did find it very challenging to read and had to take breaks to read some more light hearted material. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting

tylahmonroe's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation

avadore's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative tense fast-paced

Huge struggle, totally harrowing, but one of those reads that I would recommend to everyone who wants to really know about domestic abuse, spousal and child murder, and how there are more options available to this huge problem in Australia outside of white ribbons and awareness raising campaigns.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide attempt

jesshadlow's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Colonisation