Reviews
Drawing Power: Women's Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Survival, by Diane Noomin
grannyweatherwax's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexism
avisreadsandreads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
junothan's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
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 against another edition
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 against another edition
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 against another edition
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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