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358 reviews for:
No Visible Bruises: What We Don't Know about Domestic Violence Can Kill Us
Rachel Louise Snyder
4.52 AVERAGE
358 reviews for:
No Visible Bruises: What We Don't Know about Domestic Violence Can Kill Us
Rachel Louise Snyder
4.52 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
One of the best, and definitely the most important nonfiction I’ve read in a while. Outstanding work, that manages to be devastating, heartbreaking, depressing, infuriating and a bit hopeful at the same time. A rare case when I believe that a book has potential to save lives (given that more people, especially men, would read it). Must-read.
This book does an amazing job of highlighting domestic violence.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough. A book that everyone should read
I cannot recommend this book highly enough. A book that everyone should read
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
fast-paced
This book should be required reading for all new law-enforcement officers and prosecutors; maybe really anyone. I have been prosecuting domestic violence for the past five years. This book perfectly captures the challenges of prosecuting this type of crime. It also gives humanity to perpetrators and recognizes their support needs to prevent this type of crime from continuing. I am fairly involved in my states legislative activities to help prevent further domestic violence, and I got some great ideas from this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse
It took me 700 years, but I finally finished this book. It was exhausting. I am exhausted. I feel enlightened, but not necessarily in a good way. Long story short--domestic (or "private") violence is an insidious epidemic (made worse by the availability of guns), the fight to reduce it is long and arduous, and the progress made is incremental.
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
I won’t lie, this book impacted me so profoundly that I haven’t stopped talking about it. Snyder managed to shake me to my core as early as the preface and I found myself crying in a cafe. This book is raw and distressing and heartfelt. I was captured from the first page by emotion and vulnerability and waves of statistics that somehow only shocked, never bored.
Perhaps what I enjoyed most - or found most interesting - was the kaleidoscope of perspectives; this isn’t a one-sided exploration. Snyder immerses the reader in every point of view - from victims to perpetrators, law enforcement to shelter workers, researchers to patrons of the reform movements.
This book has ignited a passion in me that I didn’t know I had. It isn’t a light read and will probably make you as angry as it did me, but it is 100% worth it.
When to Read - If you’re looking for something to stimulate your brain and help you learn to talk about uncomfortable topics.
Perhaps what I enjoyed most - or found most interesting - was the kaleidoscope of perspectives; this isn’t a one-sided exploration. Snyder immerses the reader in every point of view - from victims to perpetrators, law enforcement to shelter workers, researchers to patrons of the reform movements.
This book has ignited a passion in me that I didn’t know I had. It isn’t a light read and will probably make you as angry as it did me, but it is 100% worth it.
When to Read - If you’re looking for something to stimulate your brain and help you learn to talk about uncomfortable topics.
Love how when I finished this book Audible was like, you might enjoy these other books about domestic violence/sexual assault. Like, NO!!! I am emotionally wrecked after this!! Are you insane?? I need a palate cleanser!!
4.75/5
"Get rid of the fucking guns." -- Sounds about right. This was phenomenal. I know I had read a book in the past that argued domestic violence is a form of terrorism. This book proves that further. Any good non-fiction book covering a topic like this has to have good stories and characters, and this book had it in droves. I honestly would love to read an entire book about just Martina for starters. Like a lot of other issues too, this book clearly outlines that solutions exist and breaking these cycles is possible to a greater degree -- but BS keeps getting in the way.
"Get rid of the fucking guns." -- Sounds about right. This was phenomenal. I know I had read a book in the past that argued domestic violence is a form of terrorism. This book proves that further. Any good non-fiction book covering a topic like this has to have good stories and characters, and this book had it in droves. I honestly would love to read an entire book about just Martina for starters. Like a lot of other issues too, this book clearly outlines that solutions exist and breaking these cycles is possible to a greater degree -- but BS keeps getting in the way.
This book was so hard to read. But I hope it becomes required reading for all people. Maybe in high school? We need to change our thinking and behavior when it comes to domestic violence. We can save lives. We especially need to change how we raise our sons.