Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer

6 reviews

niamhreadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

A really hard read in terms of the content, but the writing style makes it very 'readable.' This is a thoroughly researched book which documents the Missoula rape crisis that left women and girls vulnerable to the unwanted advances of college and football students. Krakauer is not afraid to call out blatant lies and misleading information throughout this book when it was clear that police and state officials were lying or misrepresenting facts. He was consistently on the side of the victims while also providing interesting - but harrowing- interview transcripts from the rapists at the heart of some of the accusations. While vile to read, they provide an interesting insight into how these acquaintance rapes are thought of by those who commit them (hint: they don't think of them as rape in the slightest, despite their own disgusting tellings of some incidents). Well worth a read, if you can stomach it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual violence

cateyackerman's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Rape

lqne's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Violence, Addiction, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: War

amandas_bookshelf's review

challenging emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Bullying, Grief, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use

wolf013's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

stacieh's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts