Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

What We Talk About When We Talk about Rape by Sohaila Abdulali

7 reviews

megusa98's review

informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

gabybeckley's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

amanda_marie's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

I enjoyed every essay, which is a feat given the subject matter. In the end I feel I understand better, yet somehow not at all. But I’m glad I read it, and I think we could have a better world if we all thought more about the complexities of rape in the way Abdulali does. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Incest, and Child abuse

kayesomething's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, and Sexual content

Minor: Death, Murder, War, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Medical trauma

sammantha's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape

kaitlinlauren's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Sohaila Abdulali has written a book that is incredibly honest, incredibly intimate, and effortlessly authoritative. the voice of the book is analyzing where we are at in our fight against rape culture, and in the same breath, we see all the ways that humanity  got us here. despite all the truth that Abdulali lays out for us, we are not left without hope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Violence

courtneyp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

"No matter what happened, here I am."

This book explores the nuances and impacts of how different societies around the world speak about rape in public discourse. Parts were difficult to get through (at one point I had to put it aside for a few weeks), not because they were poorly written, but because the content was, by its very nature, triggering at points. That being said, I am very glad I got through it. It was scathing, heartbreaking, and hopeful all at once. Changing the culture surrounding rape is crucial to reducing or, if you're a "mad dreamer" like Abdulali, eliminating it. Anyone who feels able to do so should read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence