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sngsweelian's review against another edition
4.0
The story is compelling, for sure, but I couldn’t see how, by not naming the university, or X, the writer could actually hide the identities of the characters in her book. I mean, if the news network really did interviews with Simone (one of the victims), surely her real identity would have been easy to track? And what of X, her abuser? Isn’t that her father?
Other than the above, the revelation of the culture of violence in American football teams is an eye-opener for me who is not from the USA. It is very disturbing and horrifying to read of such happenings. I hope things have improved.
Other than the above, the revelation of the culture of violence in American football teams is an eye-opener for me who is not from the USA. It is very disturbing and horrifying to read of such happenings. I hope things have improved.
janey's review against another edition
4.0
The thing that seems to have bothered those who have disliked it is also the thing that really worked for me. This isn't limited to a single subject -- it is about Krouse's development as a fully human person and I appreciate her story at least as much as I do the story of the lawsuit.
jenfantoni's review against another edition
2.0
The story was promising; however, the book was disjointed at times and downright boring at others. I had trouble finishing it but powered through since I’d purchased it. I like true crime generally but this one fell flat.
ecraven212's review against another edition
5.0
WOW an incredibly well written and compelling memoir that explores the author’s own trauma alongside the riveting story of her work as a PI in Title IX investigations. This book was hard to put down (a total page turner) but simultaneously difficult to read (includes accounts of rape and assault and the lack of justice following). With an asterisk and a loud content warning, I highly recommend this book.
⚠️ CW: Rape, assault, child abuse
⚠️ CW: Rape, assault, child abuse
fuckmeandmylife's review against another edition
4.0
This was a wonderful book. It was interesting and made me feel things. So why didn't I give it five stars? It's not a 4 star exactly more like a 4.75 but I feel like I can't give it 5 stars. I was so invested in the story and a lot of what Erika describe I could relate to. It may be that it hit to close to home for me and there's something about that that I don't like. I don't really know. There's just something stopping me from giving it 5 stars. I also have never picked up a book like this before, so this was a whole new category for me. I don't usually read stuff like this, but I was strangely drawn to it. It was truly amazing to read though, and I now want to read more like it.
jaclyncrupi's review against another edition
5.0
I wish I could remember who told me to read this so I could kiss the ground they walk upon (was it you @krizillionaire?). I am here for difficult to categorise narrative non-fiction and this memoir/true crime/sexual assault investigative university athlete Friday Night Lights hybrid had me enraptured over two reading sessions I had to be pulled away from. It was difficult subject matter as Krouse wove together her own story of child sexual assault and familial neglect into the story of college football players raping and assaulting women with impunity. It’s enraging and brought to mind Anna Krien’s brilliant investigative work into Australian athletes in Night Games. The culture of football disgusts me pretty regularly and every time I’m drawn back to the sport something happens to repel me. Krouse allows room for so much complexity and nuance here and everything in this book felt urgent and important. At a sentence level, there are so many sparkling jewels; the prose ripples. I honestly could talk about this book for days. Please read it asap
tsumommy's review against another edition
4.0
A really good, really hard read. College football player rapists who do not get what they deserved, and how the author’s private investigation work for the civil case affected her after a childhood of abuse. Very well written, with many interludes of history about PIs and Colorado. PS: I live in Denver, and I worked for CU-Denver during the CU-Boulder rape revelations. And I don’t remember any of it. I’m not sure how I feel about that. Was I willfully oblivious, or was the university successful in suppressing the news?
careycarpenter's review against another edition
2.0
I love memoirs in general. This is not one that I loved. The problem with memoirs is that you don’t actually have to be a writer to write your own story. I found with this story, I was bored and it felt like I was reading a high schoolers notes from their diary, interspersed with notes from a class. It just read like a lecture to me. No thanks.