Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Everybody: A Book about Freedom by Olivia Laing

4 reviews

purplemuskogee's review against another edition

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informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

I found this interesting but a bit scattered. I enjoyed learning more about Laing herself and her path, and there were many interesting facts in this book but it also felt a bit loose and not as strong as some of her previous books, certainly not as much as Lonely City for example. 
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waybeyondblue's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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jakki's review against another edition

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There are difficult subjects contained in this book and they are not handled with enough care for the reader.  The coverage of cancer I found really upsetting, and the coverage of sexual violence was really uncomfortable.  Not quite sensationalised but I did feel provoked into upset,  when it didn't have to be that way.  
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bella_cavicchi's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Fascinating and deeply interdisciplinary, as is characteristic of Laing's nonfiction writing. I almost don't want to give it a rating because I'm not sure if that best captures the thought-provoking nature of Laing's work. I don't necessarily agree with every conclusion she draws (or, to be more accurate, I fear some of her argument is too "tidy" for space's sake), but I thoroughly enjoyed the journey throughout history. What, truly, is a body? The body's presence in the collective, relationship to the soul, role in the pursuit of liberation...? Questions I'll continue to ponder.

Grab this, and, of course, THE LONELY CITY too :)
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