Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

I'll Never Call Him Dad Again: Turning Our Family Trauma of Chemical Submission Into a Collective Fight by Caroline Darian

71 reviews

m_l_wald's review against another edition

2.5

dark emotional informative fast-paced

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This book made me uncomfortable in a way I wasn’t expecting. Writing-wise, it needs further editing and tlc, with certain emotions being written on the page but not translated in the impact. I cannot stress that I really regret ordering online and not flicking through this in the shop, as I probably wouldn’t have picked it up if I’d have known it was written in diary format. 

Her inclusion of her son made me personally uncomfortable. So many details offered out into the world by his mother, just didn’t sit right with me. 

In spite of this, of course the book was powerful and informative. A very eye opening (if not singular) view of a horrible experience that left a family broken. But I’m grateful to have read it, to learn more about this horrific form of abuse and hopefully have the skills to spot it amongst friends if I unfortunately should need to in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

agascuseme's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark informative sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

poirot's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment

ditsydollydaydream's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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An important book for raising awareness but not an easy read due to a fairly literal translation from French. It’s in the form of diary-like reflections and comes across at times as a stream of consciousness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia

choosehappy's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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Short but incredibly powerful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief

mgowin821's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

strahlex's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

iamstraightasanoodle's review against another edition

4.0

dark sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

themeanfrench's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Gaslighting

triceliatops's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective

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Comment mettre une note sur ce témoignage glaçant mais tellement essentiel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment