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skudiklier's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
This book is powerful, beautifully written, and both validating and infuriating. I had to stop reading at times because I was so angry, and of course it made me cry (though not as much as I would have anticipated, honestly). I got to listen to Chanel Miller read the book out loud, and I'm so glad I did. She reads it more slowly than I would have read a physical copy, and I'm grateful for spending the extra time sitting with this book and what happens in it. It made me realize things about some loved ones that I'd never considered before, and it made me realize things about myself, too. I'd recommend this book to anyone (and also recommend you follow @chanel_miller on Instagram because her comics are funny and inspirational and I just love the things she creates).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Medical trauma, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Gun violence, Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Cursing, Racism, Racial slurs, and Sexism
Moderate: Body shaming, Vomit, Sexual content, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Hate crime, Grief, Gore, and Drug use
lapis's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
I think if you pick up this book, you know that it's about the Emily Doe of the Brock Turner Case. So I don't think the contents of "Oh god I was raped and now I have to reckon with a court case and my own definitions of justice and identity" will be all that shocking. It's obviously a difficult read, but it's not without hope. If you are looking for something inspiring, you will find it, you just have to dig through hundreds of dark and depressing pages.
Take care of yourself if you choose to read it, and if you are not in a place where you can read it, that's okay too.
Take care of yourself if you choose to read it, and if you are not in a place where you can read it, that's okay too.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Racial slurs, and Rape
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