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A review by milliecrystal
Know My Name by Chanel Miller
4.0
4.5 stars. It sometimes feels weird rating a memoir, especially when it's about something so personal..."like thanks for sharing all the traumatic and detailed parts of the awful things that happened to you but I'm only gunna rate it 2 stars" seems quite harsh. Luckily Chanel Miller is actually a good writer. I even felt like there were some moments (despite the premise of this book being super traumatic) where you can see how Chanel makes a good comedian too.
There were times, even reading her impact statement that made me chuckle - mainly because the stuff she was highlighting, either about Brock or his defence were so ridiculous it was funny, but she was able to write about it in a way still credible to the point she was making. What she went through though is nothing short of horrific and some parts where really uncomfortable to read, so I can't imagine how horrible it would have been to actually experience, but I loved the way it seems as though she overcame everything she went through (I certainly hope so at least) and took us on that journey with her.
I'm sure there will be lots of people out there who she has helped by writing this book. The only reason I don't feel like I can give this book 5 stars is due to the lack of detail surrounding the trigger warnings especially given that this actually happened and wasn’t fiction. What she went through was awful and for some people, reading it may be too much, so a more detailed warning of the topics discussed is essential and could have been laid out better.
There were times, even reading her impact statement that made me chuckle - mainly because the stuff she was highlighting, either about Brock or his defence were so ridiculous it was funny, but she was able to write about it in a way still credible to the point she was making. What she went through though is nothing short of horrific and some parts where really uncomfortable to read, so I can't imagine how horrible it would have been to actually experience, but I loved the way it seems as though she overcame everything she went through (I certainly hope so at least) and took us on that journey with her.
I'm sure there will be lots of people out there who she has helped by writing this book. The only reason I don't feel like I can give this book 5 stars is due to the lack of detail surrounding the trigger warnings especially given that this actually happened and wasn’t fiction. What she went through was awful and for some people, reading it may be too much, so a more detailed warning of the topics discussed is essential and could have been laid out better.