Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Black Box: The Memoir That Sparked Japan's #metoo Movement by Shiori Ito

5 reviews

lilybear3's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I can only imagine the pain and frustration she has experienced.  I was enraged and sad throughout this book with how her case was handled.  I certainly learned a lot about Japan's justice system and how it needs to be improved.  The translation seemed well-done (I only know English).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Bullying, Gaslighting, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Suicide, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Suicidal thoughts

platlinum's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

The author covers important themes of victim shaming, the structure that makes it hard to report these cases, speaking out, reclaiming one’s narrative, gaslighting, etc. I almost DNF the book multiple times because I was SO angry but the way the story unfolded and how the book came to be was SO necessary. I will think of the author’s story often. The translation is very seamless! I forgot I was reading a translated work until I saw Japan mentioned at times to remind the reader of the context.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide

futurama's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring tense fast-paced

5.0

I read this book in three hours. The whole time I was sweating and frustrated and sad and angry. Ito painstakingly details her assault in chronological order along with notes from the present day. It's an intense read but a necessary one. I still need more time to process. I do hope more of Ito's investigative work gets translated. Not only is this an expose on Japan's legal system and treatment of sexual assault in culture and law, it's also a fine work of investigative journalism. Ito mentions other projects she worked on in the book and hopefully we can read that as well. 

Ito's case started and finished the entire time I lived in Japan and I remember seeing the original Japanese book selling out at bookstores. Thank you Shiori for your bravery. 

On another note, the translation by Allison Markin Powell was seamless. Powell also translates Hiromi Kawakami's books (The Nakano Thrift Shop and others) amongst other themmy Japanese authors. 

This is one of those rare books I think is a true 5/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Violence, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Self harm, and Misogyny

morebedsidebooks's review

medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Sexual assault, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

the_literarylinguist's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Alcohol, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicidal thoughts