Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation by Erika Krouse

95 reviews

olheckerd's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

brandedexplorer44's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

4.5

This was a gripping page turner about a private investigator and her work to expose and hold accountable a university that prioritized football heroes over victims of sexual assault. I couldn’t put it down and finished the book quickly.
I docked half a star because there were a few moments where the author delved into her personal story in a way that felt disjointed (though most of the moments where she weaved in her own experiences it felt connected to the larger story).
I am a big fan of this book and will never read it again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Rape, Violence, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

mrsmishler's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Racism

ozarkredwood's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

pinot_and_pageturners_318's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

A powerful, insightful and incredibly well-written story that sheds light on how women survive and reclaim agency in the wake of their abuse. As the author guides you through her investigation of the 2001 CU Boulder football recruit rape cases, she also reckons with her own history of abuse and its then-present reverberations in her personal and professional life. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Rape

ms_elchert's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Grief, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Racism, Trafficking, Alcohol, Confinement, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This was a harrowing story of a prolific sexual assault case and just how far someone will go to protect reputations, status, and integrity. Hearing the details of the case and

how easily it was thrown out

makes my blood boil, but

in the end, justice prevailed.

I found it interesting how Erika let her own trauma and past drive the investigation and court case, and her determination when every  odd was against her was inspiring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, and Suicide

Minor: Gun violence and Murder

gj1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Classism, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Sexism, Misogyny, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Child abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

kurtwombat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

2.5

 

I almost put this down after the first paragraph. Something very….squishy about the way the author describes the mysterious power of her face to draw stories from people. Unsettling. And then continues to throw that face on the page throughout the book. When I was able to forget her face there was some interesting stuff here with the potential for a great book. Unfortunately, this isn’t it. The interweaving of a University sexual assault scandal investigation with unraveling a personal childhood of sexual abuse is a rich narrative opportunity that is presented here with mixed results. There were portions where it hummed—the investigation was compelling and the unpacking of the author’s  dysfunctional family dynamics came into focus.  Too often the paralysis of the main character—because of frustration with the investigation and the unwillingness of her family to acknowledge her paint--traps the narrative in amber. She can’t move—we can’t move. The analysis of her feelings seems to be happening in real time instead of from a thoughtful distance—real time meaning the jumbled, confused state we live in when first going through something.  It’s important that these topics be explored so I was really rooting for this book. NPR spoke well of it. But despite the opportunities for growth along the way, it all seems to happen smack dab at the end as if she were told—we’ve reached our page limit—time to wrap it up.  And that led to a car crash of thoughts  at the end—two different drafts of the same page seemed to follow each other—and an I LANDED ON MY FEET ending that seemed out of nowhere. Wasted opportunity. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Incest, and Sexual assault

hdperez13's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape