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A review by ellsnp
Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture by Roxane Gay
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Methodical inclusion of a variety of voices as it pertains to sexual violence, eplxploitation, exploration, and adativity. Layered and dynamic, as well as diverse, points of view and moral compasses. The anthologies in this book provides a lot of teaching points and does a phenomenal job of rejecting mindless rumination without purpose. Life's not always fair. At one point, the palpable frustration and certainty told by one of those authors had me screaming alongside her in shock and dismay. I was reminded of just how broken and misogynistic the therapeutic world can and has been, which can lead to haphazard interactions od damaging interventions interspliced with effective/hope-giving counseling. This book was uncomfortable but really an amazing/expansive read.
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Dysphoria