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olvirita's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Crushed my heart.
tam_nb's review
5.0
I loved this graphic novel, even though it’s hard to read. It’s trauma filled. Emotionally charged. You feel for Emily and everything she went through, and how it affected her later in life, and ultimately changed the entire trajectory of her life.
It’s an eye opening read to see how cruel and life-altering her experience has been.
It’s an eye opening read to see how cruel and life-altering her experience has been.
jackie_reads_314's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.75
This book was heavier than I anticipated, but really well written. Some of the metaphors the author used were a little difficult to follow and the page layout didn’t always make it clear which to read next. Would recommend if you’re in the right headspace for
nolansmock's review
4.0
I read this almost breathlessly an hour before I fell asleep last night. I don't think ever seen navigating childhood trauma depicted this accurately on the page and if you're a fan of graphic memoirs you know it's a common theme. There's something so visceral about this being written in the moment the past comes rushing back to the surface. The mix of emotions that range from rage to sympathy, confusion to certainty. From my own personal experience, seeing certain things clearly about my childhood and young adult life around the same age as her, my late 30s, it really hits home.
Depending on your experience and where you're at this could be too much to read. Maybe you'd even hate it. I felt discomfort, I got very angry. Not just for myself but for people I know with similar experiences. It's a raw, emotional book, backended with a lot of frustration, dead ends, and legal red tape. This part, which seems to have turned off a lot of readers here, felt just as real. There's never some clear break and you pick a lot of wrong targets. The blinders aren't off yet. This all felt just as real to me but maybe not as effective towards the author's stated purpose of shining a light on the issue for people going through it. Like, I don't think any kids are reading this but... maybe. Adults, sure. Maybe it'll shake something in them.
Regardless, what matters to me most is that she was able to work it out through the medium of comics. It's truly beautiful to see it happen on the page in realtime. Not an easy read in the least but it feels like catharsis.
Depending on your experience and where you're at this could be too much to read. Maybe you'd even hate it. I felt discomfort, I got very angry. Not just for myself but for people I know with similar experiences. It's a raw, emotional book, backended with a lot of frustration, dead ends, and legal red tape. This part, which seems to have turned off a lot of readers here, felt just as real. There's never some clear break and you pick a lot of wrong targets. The blinders aren't off yet. This all felt just as real to me but maybe not as effective towards the author's stated purpose of shining a light on the issue for people going through it. Like, I don't think any kids are reading this but... maybe. Adults, sure. Maybe it'll shake something in them.
Regardless, what matters to me most is that she was able to work it out through the medium of comics. It's truly beautiful to see it happen on the page in realtime. Not an easy read in the least but it feels like catharsis.
conbini's review
I'm honestly not sure how to rate this book because it was so intense and difficult to get through given the subject matter. But I am amazed at Emily's vulnerability and courage to share her story with the world and I wish I could give her a hug.
alixsbooktherapy's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Richard's grooming process was describe really good almost made me think of my situation I loved the art
I'm glad even though Emily was being groomed she had Richard's daughter to be her friend
"I would enjoy you until I died"🤢
It really shows the fear kids who are sexually assaulted have
"They'll hate me" "they won't believe me"
Broke my heart when Emily thought the rape was over because Richard was moving but sadly it wasn't
July 15th 2010 27 years after Richard first raped her (she was 15) she sat him on board of a ferry
"It was best if I was drunk because then I didn't really feel what they were doing"
July 16th 2010 is when she made the call to a lawyer
The age for consent in 1982 (when it first happened) was 14 so that means what Richard did wasnt know as a criminal offense and it didn't change till 2008
This book made me sick to read but kinda glad the author wrote this book I hope she's doing well I just wanna give her a hug
I'm glad even though Emily was being groomed she had Richard's daughter to be her friend
"I would enjoy you until I died"🤢
It really shows the fear kids who are sexually assaulted have
"They'll hate me" "they won't believe me"
Broke my heart when Emily thought the rape was over because Richard was moving but sadly it wasn't
July 15th 2010 27 years after Richard first raped her (she was 15) she sat him on board of a ferry
"It was best if I was drunk because then I didn't really feel what they were doing"
July 16th 2010 is when she made the call to a lawyer
The age for consent in 1982 (when it first happened) was 14 so that means what Richard did wasnt know as a criminal offense and it didn't change till 2008
This book made me sick to read but kinda glad the author wrote this book I hope she's doing well I just wanna give her a hug