Reviews with content warning for Rape - Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture

Not That Bad was a really, really powerful read, discussing the many stories from a hugely diverse group of women and their experiences with rape culture, sexual violence, and harassment. It saddened and disappointed me every time I picked it up to read another section, about just how horrific our culture can be and the experiences of too many women within that.

There were some elements of hope, with changes in attitudes having gone through these experiences, understanding that we need to alter how we raise our children and react to rape culture. However, it is seemingly so ingrained in society that we have a huge way to go still.

The stories were amazingly written, emotional, and incredibly powerful, with such variety. It’s such an important read, although it comes with quite a large trigger warning for anything relating to any of the topics mentioned above. If you feel able to, you just HAVE to read this book.

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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informative reflective medium-paced

How does one rate a book like this ? It was just an experience that I will never forget. The book has compiled personal stories, statements, essays, discussions around rape culture, that it makes it an essential read for anyone who would like to know the various discourses around the topic. The book also reminds and enforces that it is THAT bad, it always was THAT bad and each story is important whether it is told or not.

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