Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Notes on a Silencing: A Memoir by Lacy Crawford

12 reviews

siobhanward's review

challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

NYT Notable Books 2020: 15/100

This was a wonderful and heartbreaking read. Crawford is so open and honest about her experience and it's harder to read knowing that there are many others in her situation, whether at St. Paul's or within other institutions. As I read, I couldn't believe what I was reading. Obviously I've known of cover up scandals, but for a school to be so blatant about their actions shocked me. I'm glad Crawford has shared her story so openly, and that hopefully this kind of work will help protect others down the road. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual content and Injury/Injury detail

fanchera's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

tholmz's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Medical trauma

marizzleduh's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

Hero.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

athu's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

lucymaccash's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

lucydov's review

dark tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

bridgettb's review

dark reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

mrsrodgers's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

I thought it was really good... But it could have been a tad shorter. 
*Listened on audio* 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

literaryelephant's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

A haunting #MeToo account of a woman denied both immediate aid and eventual justice when her school chose to cover up her assault to protect its own reputation. Crawford's memoir is beautifully written, opening new avenues of conversation by digging into (US) boarding school culture and examining terminology around cases of trauma. Some pieces of the story may seem infuriatingly familiar, but Crawford's thoroughness and willingness to look at the night of her assault as only a small piece in a much bigger story makes this one well worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Forced institutionalization