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bibliobrandie's review against another edition
4.0
This book really gutted me. I have been thinking about it a lot since I put it down. Please read it.
trevoryan's review against another edition
5.0
Wow. Combining her own story of sexual assault with the Yorkshire Ripper murders of the 70s, Una creates a graphic novel unlike any I've read before. A great example of a story that seems it could only be told with the graphic novel format. An excellent argument for the case that we are far from solving the problem of male-on-female violence worldwide.
dancinrio's review against another edition
5.0
This book is stunning and everyone should read it.
I learned quite a bit about the shambolic investigation surrounding the horrific attacks made by Peter Sutcliffe in the 1970s but that’s not really what this book is about. It is about growing up as a woman in a society riddled with misogyny and on that front it is very powerful.
I learned quite a bit about the shambolic investigation surrounding the horrific attacks made by Peter Sutcliffe in the 1970s but that’s not really what this book is about. It is about growing up as a woman in a society riddled with misogyny and on that front it is very powerful.
lsparrow's review against another edition
3.0
Great to read on the current theme of #metoo.
graphic novel, part autobiographical, part facts/info
looking at the issues of sexual assault and the environment that women live within this issue.
I had got this book as a recommendation - although I think it was another book with a similar title that had been the original recommendation.
graphic novel, part autobiographical, part facts/info
looking at the issues of sexual assault and the environment that women live within this issue.
I had got this book as a recommendation - although I think it was another book with a similar title that had been the original recommendation.
rorrin's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
i sort of speed-read it for class.
i've never read a graphic novel like this before, so it was definitely an interesting read, and i like how una used different sorts of graphics/visuals like the paper clippings. i think that the sheer mass of text on some of the pages is also sort of daunting, but an interesting choice in a graphic novel especially.
i've never read a graphic novel like this before, so it was definitely an interesting read, and i like how una used different sorts of graphics/visuals like the paper clippings. i think that the sheer mass of text on some of the pages is also sort of daunting, but an interesting choice in a graphic novel especially.
heeniee's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Bullying, Rape, and Violence
sarabz's review against another edition
4.0
Beautifully drawn and well-crafted story. Una draws on her own experiences and the police biases and media coverage in the investigation of a serial rapist and murderer to paint a detailed and devastating picture of rape culture.
lefttorread's review against another edition
3.0
This was hard to read at times, I had to put it down and go back to it a few times.
Although I think this is an important book, I do feel like there was something missing and the layout, going back and forth between The Yorkshire Ripper events and Una's personal experiences threw me off a bit.
Although I think this is an important book, I do feel like there was something missing and the layout, going back and forth between The Yorkshire Ripper events and Una's personal experiences threw me off a bit.