Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture by Roxane Gay

21 reviews

cword's review

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Content Warnings

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

jessiiiru's review

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Difficult to read, but so important.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Incest, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexism, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

lizschultz24's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

Moderate: Incest and Rape

seullywillikers's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I didn't know how badly I needed to read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Incest

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Medical content, Physical abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Self harm, and Child abuse

rebeccaquinton's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Sexism, Trafficking, Rape, Child abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

hannah_bookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Hate crime, and Infidelity

liliflynn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.75

This was a brilliant collection of essays exploring how sexual violence effects individuals, families, and society. 

The essays were, for the most part, very well written with a sense of honesty and confession. There were a couple I felt were out of place, or lacking, but ultimately overall it was incredible. 

I would highly recommend to anyone who has experienced sexual violence to read this. It was a reminder that however we reacted and responded was correct. We all have the right to move forward, or freeze, or go backwards — there is no “correct” way to survive.

In saying that, this book was also an incredibly difficult read. It is much needed, but check your emotions and mental health first always.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Pedophilia

brianawg_'s review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

colourbandit's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Not That Bad was a really, really powerful read, discussing the many stories from a hugely diverse group of women and their experiences with rape culture, sexual violence, and harassment. It saddened and disappointed me every time I picked it up to read another section, about just how horrific our culture can be and the experiences of too many women within that. 

There were some elements of hope, with changes in attitudes having gone through these experiences, understanding that we need to alter how we raise our children and react to rape culture. However, it is seemingly so ingrained in society that we have a huge way to go still. 

The stories were amazingly written, emotional, and incredibly powerful, with such variety. It’s such an important read, although it comes with quite a large trigger warning for anything relating to any of the topics mentioned above. If you feel able to, you just HAVE to read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

mollyb13's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Violence, Rape, and Toxic relationship