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jordant's review
5.0
---I recieved a copy of this for free in exchange for my honest review from Netgalley.---
This is such an important topic and this book deals with it perfectly. Everybody needs to pick this up.
This is such an important topic and this book deals with it perfectly. Everybody needs to pick this up.
map_to_neverland's review
5.0
“This is what you must feel, and remember while we continue our conversation about rape: that punch in the gut.”
Let me tell you, this book made me really feel that punch in the gut. This is not an easy read by any means. It is sad and scary and heartbreaking, and I can’t even put words to fully describe what reading this book felt like. But my word was it an important read.
I can’t put enough trigger warnings on this book (sexual assault & rape, suicide, murder, war, trauma, etc.). It is not going to be pain-free.
But Abdulali created such an important, thought-provoking book. She describes sexual assault, but specifically comments on how we respond to sexual assault after the fact and how we discuss it while also highlighting how different identities may intersect with that response (class, caste, gender, race, etc.) and she provides a view into how people respond to rape beyond just the US.
In the US, we tend to focus on us. Ourselves. That’s it. If all you know about we, as a society, respond to this topic is the Me Too movement (a wonderful movement but not a full picture into the world as a whole), please consider reading this book. There are so many pieces to the conversation on rape and sexual assault that I hadn’t considered before reading this book.
Let me tell you, this book made me really feel that punch in the gut. This is not an easy read by any means. It is sad and scary and heartbreaking, and I can’t even put words to fully describe what reading this book felt like. But my word was it an important read.
I can’t put enough trigger warnings on this book (sexual assault & rape, suicide, murder, war, trauma, etc.). It is not going to be pain-free.
But Abdulali created such an important, thought-provoking book. She describes sexual assault, but specifically comments on how we respond to sexual assault after the fact and how we discuss it while also highlighting how different identities may intersect with that response (class, caste, gender, race, etc.) and she provides a view into how people respond to rape beyond just the US.
In the US, we tend to focus on us. Ourselves. That’s it. If all you know about we, as a society, respond to this topic is the Me Too movement (a wonderful movement but not a full picture into the world as a whole), please consider reading this book. There are so many pieces to the conversation on rape and sexual assault that I hadn’t considered before reading this book.
serithompson's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
TW: SA
Well, this was brutal, frustrating, and the content was so deeply relatable it made me physically ill at times.
Written by a woman who grew up across the world, who has interviewed hundreds (if not thousands) of sexual assault survivors— shared their stories as well as the stories of those who endured but did not survive— this book cuts into the reality of a global patriarchal theme… of purity culture and the disgraceful effects that power and toxicity have on every society.
#unclecrooksreadingbooks
Well, this was brutal, frustrating, and the content was so deeply relatable it made me physically ill at times.
Written by a woman who grew up across the world, who has interviewed hundreds (if not thousands) of sexual assault survivors— shared their stories as well as the stories of those who endured but did not survive— this book cuts into the reality of a global patriarchal theme… of purity culture and the disgraceful effects that power and toxicity have on every society.
#unclecrooksreadingbooks
elsquatch92's review
4.0
This book touches on a lot of the more "confusing" aspects of rape culture. It was very enlightening and also horrifying. I think everyone should give this a read, especially those who don’t understand why victim blaming happens or who victim blame people themselves.
marieb25's review
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape
theactofreading's review
5.0
To me, the most important thing about this book isn't that it's trying to teach us anything or provide mind blowing insight about this topic. It's more about the author's honesty and unflinching resolve to remind us to consistently reflect on and reconsider our ways of thinking, embrace our anger towards the world and be critical about it at the same time, and, most importantly, practice empathy and kindness towards others and ourselves.