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Black Box: The Memoir That Sparked Japan's #metoo Movement by Shiori Ito
2 reviews
theecatreaders's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Drug use
heniaakbar's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
I cannot go around and about and start reviewing a book about someone's harrowing personal experience like this; I feel like I don't have the rights to do so. This book is a memoir, written by Shiori Ito herself, and that's her face on the cover.
It is powerful, with a fluid narration which can make you vividly imagine what Ito's been experiencing. I can't even begin to comprehend the courage to speak up to the world, the exhaust when everyone is seemingly against you. She even stated in her book that she considered to kill herself, but "not before I do everything I can do!". The spirit is admirable.
It's an important book to see that there are so many flaws in our judicial system and our law regarding sexual assault crimes; and how many victims are silenced by the higher power, to treat the cases as unimportant and to judge the victims for speaking up.
It is powerful, with a fluid narration which can make you vividly imagine what Ito's been experiencing. I can't even begin to comprehend the courage to speak up to the world, the exhaust when everyone is seemingly against you. She even stated in her book that she considered to kill herself, but "not before I do everything I can do!". The spirit is admirable.
It's an important book to see that there are so many flaws in our judicial system and our law regarding sexual assault crimes; and how many victims are silenced by the higher power, to treat the cases as unimportant and to judge the victims for speaking up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Drug use
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