Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Know My Name by Chanel Miller

38 reviews

sammymilfort's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Hate crime, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mcwych's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ally1994's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense medium-paced

5.0

This is a must read. It's powerful and beautiful and raw. I think it needs to be read by everyone and maybe some real changes can be made. It's a story about strength and resilience. It may be tough to read in some parts but it's worth it, and the audiobook is read by Channel Miller. You get to hear her tell her story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Body shaming, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

*********NOT spoilers because this was a very public case, but if you don’t know about it, then you may consider my opinion to have spoilers**********

This book was both easy and hard to read. It feels so rare that women are vindicated, and that was the case here. An empty victory, but I was so proud of that California jury. We Asian women are stereotyped and taken advantage of because of those stereotypes. It’s unusual for BIPoC to get justice, to be believed, but when it’s rape, when it’s the victims who are vilified and scrutinized and intimidated and manipulated on the stand, it feels like BIPoC victims have an insurmountable agony. All that said, that damned judge - UGH!!! I feel like he violated her as much as Brock Turner. I hope they and the defense attorney and his parents share an eternal damnation where they are continuously violated and erased over and over and forevermore for legally gaslighting all women through their aggressively limp actions.

The judge being recalled was a very inadequate outcome. He needs to be tormented everyday for all the subpar sentences he’s surely meted out, because Brock was no way the first one he let off easy. As for this rapist whose sentence was pretty much a step removed from a get-out-of-jail-free card, the women in his area are holding him accountable. Still not enough, but at least his “freedom” comes with a lot of strings now - least according to Google.

Looked up Chanel in Instagram. Happy for her - happy that she’s found a way to thrive, though being an assault victim myself, I know she’ll have her haunted moments too. I wish her luck and send her lots of love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Drug use, Sexual content, Vomit, Death of parent, and Outing

caitlinemccann's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

han_leigh_v's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Medical content, and Grief

hankatcol's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming and Medical content

louisegraveyard's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

cady_sass's review against another edition

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

5.0

This is not a book you can love. I hate this book. I hate that it has to exist, that these words are true and that they resonate so deeply with so many women. I hate that it has to exist, but I’m glad that it does. I have never in my life had to put down a book that I wanted to keep reading so many times - I lost count of the times I felt a tightness in my chest, tears welling in my eyes, an ache in my heart. I took my time moving through this, absorbing every word and feeling it in my soul. Evocative and deeply moving, 5 huge and unwavering stars. This should be required reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail