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lindsaylhunter's review against another edition
Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence
bookmarked_by_kate's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Rape
Moderate: Suicide
grunbean's review against another edition
4.0
I feel it is important to read this as a memoir as opposed to an essay. While there is analysis and plenty of examples referred to, this reads as a reflection of the author’s own experience with engaging with art created by bad people. Not all the artists are talked about at the same length, and you’ll find that there’s a lot of kinds of monster in here.
I did find some of the examples of female artists confusing. They don’t generally equate to the literal crimes written about for male artists. It does add some balance, though, if this is in here for balance it may have been interesting to explore queer examples too.
I really enjoyed this, and I liked the conclusion it came too. It definitely encouraged me to think more about the parasocial relationships with artists, and how we can reconcile this when they’re revealed to be bad people.
Graphic: Child abuse and Rape
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, and Alcohol
candlewaster's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
maia_papaya's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, and Suicide
Moderate: Racism and Antisemitism
cryptidskunk's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Violence
genstrong's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed the chapter on JK Rowling, however the author doesn’t really address the reason of her cancellation. Rather, the author focussed on the fans’ response which was unexpected and not unwelcome.
I do however have to disagree with the claim later in the book that “The worst thing a man can do is rape, while the worst thing a woman can do is not love her children” (paraphrased). It is definitely a legitimate statement to argue for older generations, however the author shied away from addressing J K Rowling’s transphobia which could arguably be seen as worse than not loving her own children to today’s generations. Of course, this is all subjective. But I do feel there was a missed opportunity to really explore the changing narrative around womanhood in the 21st century. How “woke” Gen-Zers may respond very differently to these narratives than earlier generations. The author instead chose to stick to traditional notions of womanhood.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence
In some chapters what the celebrity was accused of doing is explained in detail while in others it is glossed over. This includes rape, etc.raisinreads's review against another edition
3.25
Also a content note: there is a lot of mention of sexual assault, including that of a child. There is not an overly descriptive element, but it is talked about a decent amount, so I decided to put those warnings in the moderate category.
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault
baielleebooks's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Rape
Moderate: Alcoholism and Sexism
Minor: Abandonment
nstew16's review against another edition
4.5
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Abortion