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Know My Name: The Survivor of the Stanford Sexual Assault Case Tells Her Story by Chanel Miller

13 reviews

slowloris's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

I tabbed this book 107 times. 
As a rape victim I have never felt so understood, seen, and loved. 

"You are not a statistic or a stereotype, so when they minimize you, dehumanize you, objectify you, you must push back with your whole weight, with you lifetime of experiences. To the faceless, the ones who remain anonymous. We each have a name. You have taught me to be proud of mine."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Alcohol, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Medical content

Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, and Vomit

jojo_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Classism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Self harm, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Police brutality, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mass/school shootings, Animal death, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gun violence, and Homophobia

hannibanani29's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Cursing

Minor: Vomit, Suicide, Racism, Racial slurs, and Drug use

gcaruana's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Gore, Grief, Cursing, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Rape, Gaslighting, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

rieviolet's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

There isn't much that I can add to what previous reviews have already said. This is a monumental book, raw and heart-wrenching, so masterfully written. I was moved to tears and moved to absolute rage at the pain inflicted, the injustice, the added abuse caused by the judicial system.

I'm so grateful that Chanel Miller was able to make her voice heard and share her truth. I hope that her words can reach anyone in need of strength, validation and understanding. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Racism, Vomit, Alcohol, Animal death, Police brutality, Violence, Self harm, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Mental illness, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Classism, Excrement, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Homophobia

amyalicejakob's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

This was a truly astonishing and beautifully written book. I hadn't read the witness statement before reading this book, and whenever I think about her reading it out at the end of this audiobook, I shiver every time. The producers chose to leave in the pauses, and voice quivers as she reads it and it is truly one of the most powerful pieces of literature I have encountered in a long, long time. The whole book is very much in this vein too. She opens with doing herself down, frankly, by introducing her limits and spelling mistakes, and all the reasons we might think less of her account, and ashamedly I have to admit I felt a drop in my stomach. Please don't give them this ammo. Please, sell yourself. You shouldn't have to, of course, but this is the world we live in. Please. 
But I needn't have worried. Within minutes, it is clear that this brave and creative and intelligent and emotionally literate woman knows exactly what she is doing. The images she conjures up are sticking with me for life. I am in awe of this book, and though it was so tough at times, I do think it needs wider reading. The fact that a book so potentially polarising has such a high rating on goodreads is testament to its power. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Classism, Misogyny, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Cursing, and Drug use

linguaphile412's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Sexual harassment, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Drug use, Sexual content, Vomit, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Medical content, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexism, Rape, Misogyny, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Racism, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, and Blood

Minor: Police brutality, Xenophobia, Vomit, Drug use, and Death

Victim-blaming, rape apologism

kayesomething's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Gun violence, and Forced institutionalization

indi_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

One of the best books I've ever read. I'm sad that this book had to be written and the circumstances that led up to this book, but I'm so glad it exists. Chanel Miller is seriously an angel in this world and a beacon of hope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts