Reviews tagging 'Murder'

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

14 reviews

leefox's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Blood, Hate crime, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Body horror, Death, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape

wildroseoftexas's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

If you have ever thought or uttered the phrases, “Why did they never say anything?” or “Why would they wait so long to say something? Why now?” then you need to sit down and read this book. 

Look. This was absolutely heartbreaking to read, yet validating all at once. It is an absolute must-read for all, men and women alike. Read it even if you already consider yourself an advocate for assault victims and especially if you don’t. 

The author walks through not only the horrific event that occurred, but also the joke of the system procedures to gain “justice” and the emotional upheaval it all had on her, her family, and those who were present that night. She speaks plainly on the problems within our culture that made it so easy for people to be victimized by assault and again by the critique of who they are as a person and their value if they try to seek legal justice. There’s no question why most just live silently in their pain. 

This was an extremely powerful and well-written memoir I will recommend over and over to people in my life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Gun violence and Murder

kwims's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs

mallory10100's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Medical trauma, Medical content, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Moderate: Violence and Vomit

god this is the best non-fiction book i’ve ever read.

cait's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Racism, Rape, Murder, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, and Mass/school shootings

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

kianga_black's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Murder, Genocide, Medical content, Misogyny, Suicide, Alcohol, Child death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical content, Blood, Cursing, Eating disorder, Murder, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Death, Grief, Alcohol, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, and Panic attacks/disorders

kateriv's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Chanel Miller provoked a visercal response from me with her book. She took me on a painful journey in such vivid detail that I felt as if I was a ghost who she was leading by the hand through this part of her life. Not only did she do this most eloquently,  but she achieved what I saw as her ultimate goal - making victims seen as individuals, their trauma at the end of a long list of what has made up their lives, of who they are as PEOPLE. I do not think “I read about Chanel Miller, who is a victim of assault.” I think “Chanel Miller writes so beautifully, and makes such interesting art. Chanel Miller is such a ferociously loving sister. I cant believe she did stand up comedy - how cool is that!” To me, she is an intricate, interesting woman who I would love to know. 

Not that she would ever see this, but I closed this book whispering a string of thank yous to her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment and Rape

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Cursing, Gaslighting, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Sexual content, and Gun violence

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

1moodreader's review against another edition

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

There are ugly realities we shy away from. Some truths are too hard to bear, process, think about, solve, talk about, and write about. The only way we can cope is by ignoring reality. When we do this, we hurt ourselves and others. Sometimes, we need to do more. We need to be better. This book was like a dive headfirst into a pool in the middle of winter. I knew what this book was going to be about and supported her even as Emily Doe. It is still hard to process that everyday people are sexually abused, hurt, defiled, broken. I hate that this is even a thing; I hate that it's normalized. I hate that victims can't feel safe confronting their attacker. This hate turns into anger and then into sadness, which is when we start distracting ourselves. Because this anger, this hate, can eat us up and leave us as a smoking shell of a person. It took me 18 days to finish this book, and I am glad that I did. For anyone in a similar place as Chanel/Emily, I want to know how to help and comfort and support. Victims, survivors are never alone, even when they feel like it. I and so many others want to be there for them. This book has to be a must-read for everyone, especially for anyone involved in the legal system. 

Chanel Miller's story deserves to be heard and is one of the most honest and truthful accounts of sexual assault survivors' journey in and out of the courtroom. It took me 18 days to finish because I would become depressed, shaken, angry, upset at everything she was going through. She writes in a way that makes me feel her pain; every attack and question goes straight to my core. Read this book; you'll learn so much. 

Look at trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexism, Misogyny, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt