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Rough: How violence has found its way into the bedroom and what we can do about it by Rachel Thompson
3 reviews
snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Bullying, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Biphobia, and Toxic friendship
adep02's review against another edition
4.5
Really great book. Liked that the chapters each tackled something different to do with sexual violence, including things like racism and ableism. It was clearly written with a lot of love, but also a lot of fire in the belly. Would definitely recommend
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism and Racism
orangeoverload's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
A must read book for fans of the Netflix show, Sex Education.
This book is very well-researched, very well written and very readable. There's 18 chapters, each a different topic and very inclusive. It covers grey-area sex, the bad sexual experiences that we don't think 'count' as assault, it covers consent and how BIPOC, trans and non binary people are disproportionately affected. How men need to help enact change and how we as women must help to shift the cultural narrative of consent, porn, and how women are portrayed in the media. This book includes stories from over 50 women and non-binary people, telling us their stories. All of them sad and sometimes uncomfortable to read, but all of them a stark reminder of how far we need to go to change this world in order to make women and marginalised genders feel safe.
A brilliant book, I highly suggest that everyone read it (especially men who want to learn more!)
This book is very well-researched, very well written and very readable. There's 18 chapters, each a different topic and very inclusive. It covers grey-area sex, the bad sexual experiences that we don't think 'count' as assault, it covers consent and how BIPOC, trans and non binary people are disproportionately affected. How men need to help enact change and how we as women must help to shift the cultural narrative of consent, porn, and how women are portrayed in the media. This book includes stories from over 50 women and non-binary people, telling us their stories. All of them sad and sometimes uncomfortable to read, but all of them a stark reminder of how far we need to go to change this world in order to make women and marginalised genders feel safe.
A brilliant book, I highly suggest that everyone read it (especially men who want to learn more!)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Misogyny
Moderate: Transphobia, Racism, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Biphobia, and Ableism
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