swirls's review against another edition
4.0
Well... that was super upsetting and I ended up getting drunk finishing it. Buuut it should resonate with practically everyone. Which is a fucked up thing to say. Ugh.
cardcaptorkat's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
katiedevlin's review against another edition
5.0
Should be essential reading (made me sick and furious)
the_s_lightacademic's review against another edition
5.0
such an important book. it taught me a lot and I hope I won't have to use this new to me information, but if I do, I'll remember this book
cirquedulune's review against another edition
5.0
"What happened to you matters."
This is the first non-fiction book I've finished this year, and it's definitely a five-star read. I chose this book at random from BBW (I recommend it; go get it the next time it's on sale!) And what a read it was.
Harassment, stalking, bullying, revenge and non-consensual porn, sextortion, abuse, trolls, defamation, and every other imaginable (and unimaginable) form of violence, both offline and online. It has happened, it is happening, and it will happen again. Every single day. All around us. This book recounts the fights, how we won and how we lost. It is also the author's memoir about how the law failed her and pushed her to become the lawyer she needed at the time. Someone who understands the fights. It is painful, it is sad, it is infuriating, but I also see glimmers of hope there, of what we can do to help the fight. First thing to do: pay attention, and listen.
Check in on your friends and family on a regular basis. Trust the victims. Fight with them.
"I'd asked this judge to protect me from having my privacy violated. He'd responded by letting me know that my ex had a constitutional right to express himself by exposing my naked body to the world."
This is the first non-fiction book I've finished this year, and it's definitely a five-star read. I chose this book at random from BBW (I recommend it; go get it the next time it's on sale!) And what a read it was.
Harassment, stalking, bullying, revenge and non-consensual porn, sextortion, abuse, trolls, defamation, and every other imaginable (and unimaginable) form of violence, both offline and online. It has happened, it is happening, and it will happen again. Every single day. All around us. This book recounts the fights, how we won and how we lost. It is also the author's memoir about how the law failed her and pushed her to become the lawyer she needed at the time. Someone who understands the fights. It is painful, it is sad, it is infuriating, but I also see glimmers of hope there, of what we can do to help the fight. First thing to do: pay attention, and listen.
Check in on your friends and family on a regular basis. Trust the victims. Fight with them.
"I'd asked this judge to protect me from having my privacy violated. He'd responded by letting me know that my ex had a constitutional right to express himself by exposing my naked body to the world."
ashbuckmaster's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.5