proceduralbob's review
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Self harm, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcohol and Vomit
carlytenille's review
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Eating disorder, Incest, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Pedophilia
ebba94's review
4.25
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Rape, and Sexual content
recuerdo's review
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Self harm, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Suicide attempt
tanzipanzi's review
5.0
It’s a book I want to recommend to everyone but recognise that for many the cases and trials feature traumatic experiences that are all too familiar. A privileged few would be able to read this without being triggered from their personal experiences or from those they know. Very well written, engaging, honest and vulnerable. “This kind of stuff happens because people don’t talk about it” and this book does a great job at opening up the conversation. I want every man in my life to read it and understand how much women have to go through and still not be believed.
This quote sums up the vibe of the book quite nicely: “You cry and you cry, and when you're done crying, you wipe your eyes, and slap your cheeks, and you get angry, and you get to work.”
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Vomit, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape
nibs's review
4.5
This book is a damning account of how inadequate our justice system is, and how even when it "works", it still damages a person. It's a personal story of struggle and pain, and given I met Bri Lee to get this book signed, I can't help but think about how brave it is to be so vulnerable to readers (though I supposed all memoirs do this to a degree - they're all about sharing a story).
This being in Brisbane makes it so much more personal. I think of people I know who studied law at UQ, who may have crossed paths briefly with the author. I think of all the messed up things I now know about the people in Queensland, of all the people still being hurt, right here as we still live our lives.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Self harm
alex124's review
4.75
Graphic: Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Rape, Pedophilia, Sexism, and Misogyny
jmd_reads's review
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Self harm, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
benji_jet's review
5.0
bri lee's strength, defiance and honesty is so generous throughout her memoir. lee generously shares powerful, honest and raw reflections from inside the QLD justice system as a judge's associate and as a complainant of a historical sexual assault case.
deeply eye-opening, detailed and informative in giving us insight into the legal system and legal processes, lee shares her experiences as a woman in the legal profession and we become witness to the deep rooted systemic issues, procedural downfalls and prolonged inequities within this space.
then lee shares her experience as someone seeking justice, and the heavy weight of these systemic issues on those seeking justice. lee shares intimate insights into the impacts on her mental health, selfhood and life in ways that is deeply generous.
challenging, but recommended for those who live in australia to begin to grapple with the pitfalls of our justice system. throughout the book, lee reminds us that she is a white, middle class, educated woman with a strong support system. just imagine those who completely fall through the cracks of seeking justice.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
skippyfitzroy's review
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Alcohol
Minor: Racism, Infidelity, Grief, and Cancer