grannyweatherwax's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexism
avisreadsandreads's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
junothan's review
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
miss_tricia's review
3.0
There are approximately eleventy-bazillion stories in this collection. Some of them are horrifying. Some of them are revolting. Some of them are bizarre. A lot of them are depictions of the banal, everyday, ordinary results of a culture that tolerates and even promotes toxic expressions of masculinity. It's not fun to read, but it's somewhat validating. Hopefully shedding light will make these stories less ubiquitous for my daughter's generation.
ursulamonarch's review
5.0
Each individual story is powerful, but as a collection, it's awesome and devastating, as well as inclusive along all sorts of axes. I had to take my time with this collection as I found it brutal to not take a break between stories. I'm surprised that there weren't more well-known contributors (although there certainly are a few), but this was a great opportunity to be exposed to new-to-me artists.
elna17a9a's review
5.0
A rough, rough read, but so necessary. Every woman has a story like this, and the act of sharing that and opening up about it is powerful and cathartic.
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