Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

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

34 reviews

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

paperindy's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

This was a powerful, honest, raw look at domestic abuse in Australia that was told with such incredible feeling, empathy and intelligence. Jess Hill turned over so many stones in writing this book to look at what lived in the dark places underneath, and then stepped back to look at the foundations that have allowed this issue to fester. 

This is one of the best structured non-fiction books I’ve read. Each chapter, themed and informative, builds upon the previous in a way that leaves you with a feeling of a broad reaching overview of domestic abuse and takes you on a real journey through the topic.  

She covers everything from the complex factors underpinning “women who stay” and confrontingly empathetic investigation into the psyche of men who abuse, to the messy intersection of children, custody and the law, to the impact of colonialisation on abuse rates in Indigenous communities - and more.

But she doesn’t just look at the problem, she looks at the problems in trying to address the problem - why there aren’t tangible metrics set against policy goals around domestic abuse? What programs have worked? Why? How can we learn from them at a bigger scale?  How can we can use the knowledge discussed in this book to talk more openly and empathetically about addressing this serious issue in our country? 

Peppered with real stories, interviews, research, critique - this was a highly insightful, gripping, important read and just so, so well done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

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

unatang's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.0

Uni Textbook level of information about domestic violence! Highly recommend. The author used a lot of true stories to helps readers understand what does it like for people who live with domestic  violence 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

natasharockyroad's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This book changed my life and inspired my decision to become a social worker

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

pipnewman's review

challenging dark emotional informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

emmyh_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

parigi's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, and Stalking

booksellersdiary's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

Brutal, but brilliant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Suicide