wayharshtai's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
autumnfaeb's review against another edition
4.0
I've got another review from Microcosm Publishing here! I recently bought this book without knowing that I bought this book. Microcosm has several deals that allow you to spend a flat rate and they pick out books for you. I've done this twice so far, and both times have received books that are both for me, and not for me. This book was one of those books, for me, and not for me.
Without getting too heavy and into it I, like many other women in the United States, have dealt with sexual trauma. I won't share all the details of my own journey as this is neither the time, nor the venue to do such things, but I think it's important to disclose that so I can share my thoughts on the book as a survivor, which is who the book is for.
This started out as a zine and you can tell by the formating- lots of handwritten pages, some cut and pasted layouts, some comics/illustrations. This reads more as a collection of notes passed among friends and shoved into a scrapbook of "it's ok, me too, we'll get through this, this is what I did, this is what helps, this is what doesn't."
It was really nice to read experiences from other people. It was nice to learn how to talk to other people who have held onto trauma, who may not have gotten over things, or progressed as much on their path of healing, like I have.
I love the idea, and the concept, but something just feels lacking for me. Since this is a collection of smaller pieces, instead of one narrator, one voice through it all, it seems to jump all over the place, and some pieces work for me, some didn't. There's beauty in this format, but because of the heavy topic, I would have liked to see a little more structure and support throughout the book.
Overall, if you're someone who is ready for healing, ready to dive in (a little, this is only 64 pages after all) then this will be the book for you. Note that there are heavy themes, that it may be triggering for those who aren't ready for such a journey.
Without getting too heavy and into it I, like many other women in the United States, have dealt with sexual trauma. I won't share all the details of my own journey as this is neither the time, nor the venue to do such things, but I think it's important to disclose that so I can share my thoughts on the book as a survivor, which is who the book is for.
This started out as a zine and you can tell by the formating- lots of handwritten pages, some cut and pasted layouts, some comics/illustrations. This reads more as a collection of notes passed among friends and shoved into a scrapbook of "it's ok, me too, we'll get through this, this is what I did, this is what helps, this is what doesn't."
It was really nice to read experiences from other people. It was nice to learn how to talk to other people who have held onto trauma, who may not have gotten over things, or progressed as much on their path of healing, like I have.
I love the idea, and the concept, but something just feels lacking for me. Since this is a collection of smaller pieces, instead of one narrator, one voice through it all, it seems to jump all over the place, and some pieces work for me, some didn't. There's beauty in this format, but because of the heavy topic, I would have liked to see a little more structure and support throughout the book.
Overall, if you're someone who is ready for healing, ready to dive in (a little, this is only 64 pages after all) then this will be the book for you. Note that there are heavy themes, that it may be triggering for those who aren't ready for such a journey.
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