Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

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

34 reviews

etty_m's review against another edition

Descriptions of abuse too difficult to continue reading at this time. Very well written book on subject matter though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Rape, and Toxic relationship

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

kwameslusher's review against another edition

challenging dark informative tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

greentea1's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

This is such an important and heavy book. So many stories were so heartbreaking and it really brings a good insight into domestic violence 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

angryoppossum's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

madi99's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

jessdownes's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty and Eating disorder

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