Reviews

Drawing Power: Women's Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Survival by Diane Noomin

ljrinaldi's review against another edition

5.0

This is a very depressing, yet inspiring compeliation book about rape, and sexual assault, and all things that have been done to women. It is each woman’s story.

The best way to sum up this very powerful book, is to comment on the comment one of the chracters makes after the daughter bites someone because they wouldn’t stop harassing them. “Sometimes, a person just got to be bit.”

There are some really horrid men out there, and the cartoonists lay it all bare, so to speak.

Highly recommended, but be prepared to be outraged.

savgulick's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

wayward's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

grannyweatherwax's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexism

bwluvs2read's review against another edition

5.0

Content/Trigger warning: discussion and visual depictions of sexual assault and harassment. Reading this book as a survivor was extremely validating, but it was also difficult. I saw myself and many of my friends in these pages. A book for the #MeToo movement to remind us that every single one of our stories has value and it was never - never - never any of our faults. Empowering.

elizabethlk's review against another edition

5.0

Drawing Power is a comics collection that is disturbing, necessary, and disturbing in its necessity. With dozens of comics included from a huge variety of voices, we bear witness to rape culture, harassment, sexual violence, and so much more. It's a painfully difficult read, and it took me a while to get through because I often read a couple of the comics and then felt the need to set it aside.

I would definitely recommend it, but I would caution readers to be aware of the content going in, know that it's potentially going to be very triggering for some, and take care of oneself while reading it.

marifergm's review against another edition

5.0

En este libro se cuentan historias muy duras, y es por eso que creo que tiene mucha fuerza y poder dentro.

Hubieron historias que me hicieron llorar y otras que me dieron asco. Incluso hubo otras que me dieron miedo por lo cercanas que se oyen. Sin embargo, creo que el poder más grande del libro está en la incomodidad que cuenta y en la conversación que puede generar.

¿Cuántas personas no han vivido acoso en la calle? ¿Cuántas no han dejado de hacer algo que les gustaba o vestirse como quisieran sólo por alguien que envenenó eso?

Creo que es un libro que debe leerse con calma, pero tomando consciencia de lo que se está leyendo. Me gustaría decir mucho más, pero creo que necesito procesar todavía un poco algunas de las historias que leí.

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

junothan's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

nadiamsahi's review against another edition

3.0

Some of the shortest pieces in this collection hit me the hardest, but they are all powerful statements, adding voices to a collective nobody wants to be a part of.