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Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer
38 reviews
cateyackerman's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Alcohol
floratristan's review against another edition
4.25
I find it interesting that colleges in the US have a kind of legal system. I wonder if that's the case for any European universities (not as far as I know) and why that is. Is it because expulsion is only possible once a criminal investigation happens? Reminded me of the UdK case.
I also find it interesting that there are different levels of how much proof you need, even in court between criminal and civil cases. Beyond a reasonable doubt or just through the sheer multitude of evidence.
Lastly, I think it's important to know statistics in order to talk about the subject in an informed way: over 90% of accusations of rape are true, and most rapists are serial rapists. What makes me especially angry is when female friends or people like Kristin Pabst betray victims of rape. I just don't get it! I empathie so much with the women telling their stories, with the feelings they describe even if their reactions don't make sense in a rational way, about the trauma afterward, etc. So how someone like Pabst can turn off her empathy or forget what it's like to be a woman in a misogynistic society is beyond me.
4,5 stars because I found it a little bit strange that in the beginning, Huguets story was partly told from the perspective of her father and how hard it was for him to face his daughters rape. I get that Krakauer is a middle aged man who probably empathises with the father's position the most, but especially at the beginng of the book this perspective should not have so much weight, because it promotes the idea of paternalistic, macho, "my daughter's innocence and purity are virtues that I as a father need to protect vehemently more than other qualities she might have" narrative
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
abbuelita's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
aysia_dukes's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
kensullivan95's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
write2run's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
lqne's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: War
sar_a_i's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol
raeraethelibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence