Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino
83 reviews
lilysueparker's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This is the quickest recommendation I’ve ever had for a book. I was continuously challenged, delighted, frustrated, and moved to tears. Tolentino has created an astoundingly congruent series of reflections on what it means to be a woman, to be American, to be alive. I see myself returning to this book again and again.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexism, and Sexual assault
hello_lovely13's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
studydniowka's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Świetne rozdziały „Pure heroines” i „We come from old Virginia”, pozostałe raczej mocno średnie. Książka z 2019 pisana przez dość dobrze sytuowaną dziennikarkę, to trzeba mieć na uwadze, bo niektóre rzeczy się w niej zdezaktualizowały. Można przeczytać, ale nie trzeba.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape
amyvl93's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Essay collections are a tricky beast - as with any collection of writing there will be some that resonate, and some that hit a little less closer to home.
Jia Tolentino is a super talented writer, whose work I've read numerous times over the years, and I was excited to finally become the last millennial on earth to pick up this book. Trick Mirror has essays that cover reality TV, scamming, thoughts on weddings and broader internet culture.
Strangely enough as someone who loves a bit of pop culture criticism, Tolentino's essays on pop culture were less engaging for me, perhaps as this collection is a few years old, many of her thoughts have been reflected, shared and adapted elsewhere.
The two essays that were highlights for me were 'Ecstasy' - about Tolentino's relationship with religion and drug use and in particular, 'We Come from Old Virginia' - an essay that looks at the aftermath of the infamous Rolling Stone article about the young woman who claimed she was gang raped, a story that was later found to be false, but Tolentino's sensitive telling of a culture of covering up and/or acceptance of sexual harassment and assault is excellent. It is probably worth reading the collection for those two essays alone - and for the very honest & cringey reflections on Tolentino's brief moment of teenage reality TV stardom.
Jia Tolentino is a super talented writer, whose work I've read numerous times over the years, and I was excited to finally become the last millennial on earth to pick up this book. Trick Mirror has essays that cover reality TV, scamming, thoughts on weddings and broader internet culture.
Strangely enough as someone who loves a bit of pop culture criticism, Tolentino's essays on pop culture were less engaging for me, perhaps as this collection is a few years old, many of her thoughts have been reflected, shared and adapted elsewhere.
The two essays that were highlights for me were 'Ecstasy' - about Tolentino's relationship with religion and drug use and in particular, 'We Come from Old Virginia' - an essay that looks at the aftermath of the infamous Rolling Stone article about the young woman who claimed she was gang raped, a story that was later found to be false, but Tolentino's sensitive telling of a culture of covering up and/or acceptance of sexual harassment and assault is excellent. It is probably worth reading the collection for those two essays alone - and for the very honest & cringey reflections on Tolentino's brief moment of teenage reality TV stardom.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Xenophobia
jlye's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Rape
fkshg8465's review
funny
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
This was witty and enlightening. There are considerations I'd never thought of before and will remain pondering on for a while. I will definitely re-read this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault
aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
I listened to this pretty quickly. Liked some parts much more than others. Some of the writing got a little drag-y, and I noticed I zoned out in some parts because of it. I don't think I would've liked it if I physically read it instead of listening to it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, Alcohol, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
mengzhenreads's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Super informative and really engaging, I definitely learned a lot from this book. I think sometimes it definitely took a while to get to some of the main ideas of some of the essays, but overall they were still really interesting and enjoyable for me to read about.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, and Sexism
Minor: War and Stalking