Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Know My Name by Chanel Miller

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deszra's review against another edition

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5.0

I remember reading Emily Doe’s victim impact statement in my second year of university and being deeply affected by it, and yet i hesitated for a long time to read Know My Name because i didn’t think i was emotionally and mentally strong enough for it. 
I don’t think i have words that can begin to describe this reading/listening experience except that it has, similar to what Sabaa Tahir’s All My Rage did, altered my brain chemistry irrevocably and i’m grateful for it. 
I will also say that Chanel as a narrator first, was phenomenal (this goes for her writing as well and i’m definitely looking forward to anything else she releases, fiction or nonfiction), and second added a dimension of holding the reader accountable for the trauma that she and so many others suffer. There was no room to kinda pull back and pretend this was fiction bc it was Chanel (and my g o d the few times her voice broke, i too was a sobbing mess). Anyway i’ve probably rambled enough. 
If you can handle the subject matter, Know My Name is a must read and the audiobook is amazing. 
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5.0

everyone should read this book
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ashenlar's review against another edition

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5.0

Incredibly written, powerful exploration of the author's experiences of being sexually assaulted - showing clearly the devastating, deep-rooting and long-lasting issues of not just the assault itself but also the prolonged police investigation, court case and media attention, on not just her but her family and friends as well. This book will make you devastatingly upset for the author and those who know her, make you furious and outraged at men (and one man in particular) and the privileges and systems that protect them and discredit victims, yet also make you hopeful - the author shows how, although the assault has absolutely changed her and impacted her to her core, she is not defined by it and has reclaimed herself - mind and body - from these experiences. 

An absolute must-read for every single person, but a very very difficult one - you will cry, a lot. Make sure you're looking after yourself too while reading this 
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3.75

a memorable memoir that simultaneously details the infamous stanford assault from the previously anonymous survivor's POV and serves as an incisive rebuke of not only rape culture but also the failing justice system that tramples on survivors twice, even thrice over.

miller's writing is crisp and defyingly straightforward, powerfully conveying the initial confusion after the assault, and the subsequent mix of complex emotions that followed the yrs after: disbelief, fear, disappointment, rage and ultimately, hope. this book's honestly eye-opening in how the justice system and court process negatively affect survivors' lives, and it's baffling and enraging. there are very powerful moments st certain parts of the book that point out the larger culture's hypocrisy, double standards, and reaffirm miller's and other survivors' own self and autonomy. it's some memorable reading, thats for sure.
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