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The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker
13 reviews
thirteenlaurels's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, Death, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Rape, Car accident, and Child death
turtlebones's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Rape, Suicide attempt, Death, and Suicide
lovejasmine's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Gun violence, Death, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Violence
faithaforman's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Rape, Violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
khristy's review against another edition
4.75
Profundity: so so so much useful information. I probably need to read this again, but overall the message is to listen to your hind brain, quit worrying about unlikely risks, and here are some super useful tips for stalkers. Oh, and we need to protect our children better.
Moderate: Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Torture, Stalking, and Physical abuse
Those are all touched on in his example stories.sassmistress's review against another edition
4.5
There are a few things I would take with a grain of salt, such as the interview questions (and reliance on "intuition") that are likely to result in ablist hiring decisions. The heavy focus on intuition, with all the examples given, likely creates some survivorship bias ("I had a bad feeling about x, and then something happened" may leave out all the times nothing happened).
There is a good section on spotting risk factors for DV, and for that reason I may recommend it for teenagers.
I didn't enjoy the chapter on assassination, as it has more of a "true crime" bent and was less applicable, but many people enjoy that sort of content.
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Domestic abuse, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, and Suicide
Minor: Animal death, Addiction, Animal cruelty, and Cannibalism
squishmore's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Death, Violence, Suicide, Rape, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Stalking, and Murder
luminifera's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Torture, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Pedophilia, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Death, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexism, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Gun violence
It's literally a book about perceiving signs of imminent danger/violence. It discusses many heavy themes.mondovertigo's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Violence, and Misogyny
Moderate: Animal death, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse
herbivorehaunts's review against another edition
3.5
I don't think the book is victim-blamey per se, but I will say that the author states both his data and stories from survivors in a concise, matter of fact way and doesn't warn or soften the blow for the reader. I don't think it is the intent of the author to victim-blame, but he can come off as a bit insensitive at times; this is a book presenting physiological scientific principles and is written throughout in a very textbook-like manner. If you have any sort of triggers having to do with domestic violence, rape, or other abuse I think it might be best to find a summary of the principles online instead of having to read account after account of very triggering subject matter.
It's a very validating book, and an important topic. Women's intuition is often mocked, and we are taught to be polite even to random strangers over coming across as rude. Women are socialized to ignore their intuition and fear signals and this often puts us in danger. F*ck politeness. Listen to the survival signals that your body sends to you.
Graphic: Rape, Child death, Death of parent, and Gun violence
Moderate: Sexual violence, Violence, Addiction, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse