Reviews tagging 'Rape'

So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson

15 reviews

jamesjoyc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

rory_john14's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Antisemitism, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Police brutality, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Torture, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and War

frankieclc's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Violence

strawberrypossum's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Child abuse and Rape

daniellekat's review against another edition

fast-paced

1.25

This book had some interesting cases, but overall the author thought A LOT of himself and it showed. I have literally no words for the Afterword, without it the book would have probably been a 2.25. The concept of this book was fascinating but ultimately it was just poorly executed. All I can say is I would never read something written by this author again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

luise96's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

3.5

The book had some interesting perspectives and stories. I enjoyed the first third or so quiet a lot but at the end it was a bit more of a drag for me to finish. Overall its a nice book, but not really what I expected from the blurb. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Child abuse and Suicide

vanessa_reads_a_lot's review against another edition

medium-paced

1.0

This is one of the worst books I’ve ever read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Antisemitism, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

literaltrash's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, and Violence

whittenholmes's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Animal cruelty, Rape, and Sexual content

cielthedeal's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

High level: A book on cancel culture and shame, very accessible.

I'd rate it a 5 on exploring the complex emotions of shame and how we (society both on and offline) inflict it. The book didn't go where I thought it would and really explores the nuances in shame as a punishment in formal (legal cases) and informal (online) settings - interviewing people who are both the perpetrator (victim of shame?) and the judge.

But then I'd rate it a 3 on the "off the paved path" tracks the book takes. Sometimes Ronson goes off his main message and I think we're going somewhere interesting, and then it turns out the end of the road is not at all related to the original idea or theme and I'm like, how did I end up here?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Antisemitism, Car accident, and Murder