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Know My Name: The Survivor of the Stanford Sexual Assault Case Tells Her Story by Chanel Miller
juliaarciga's review against another edition
5.0
I hope I can write as clearly, truthfully, and beautifully as Chanel one day. I found myself re-reading certain sentences and passages because they resonated so deep. I cried and I got so angry as I went through Chanel’s journey. A must-read.
crystaldollhouse's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
cetasmom's review against another edition
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Everyone should read this book - males, females, teens, adults! It is a striking look at how rape not only changes the person assaulted, but their friends and family. The ridiculous way that victims are treated or mistreated and how in rape cases the victims are assumed at fault until proven otherwise.
Seeing the impact of court process on Chanel, her family and the brave witnesses who stepped up not only that night, but over and over again during the next 3 years. The biggest take-away for me was the thought - which she so eloquently worded - that sex with a women is expected/allowed/assumed UNLESS the women says NO. Why? Why isn't the answer no unless we say Yes?
Fantastically and emotionally written.
Seeing the impact of court process on Chanel, her family and the brave witnesses who stepped up not only that night, but over and over again during the next 3 years. The biggest take-away for me was the thought - which she so eloquently worded - that sex with a women is expected/allowed/assumed UNLESS the women says NO. Why? Why isn't the answer no unless we say Yes?
Fantastically and emotionally written.
tieras's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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medium-paced
5.0
this fueled my feminine rage and made me cry on numerous occasions. chanel is powerful, her writing intense and captivating. it feels like healing to read this. it feels like solidarity and hope.
emilyb_chicago's review against another edition
5.0
Know My Name by Chanel Miller was viscerally beautiful. I full on cried as I listened to parts, and felt for her as she struggled not to cry while reading aloud. (So glad I was home alone for the bulk and not on a train or in the gym.) While this topic could definitely be triggering, her writing was direct and clear and still empowering, a story of surviving. As she said, it wasn’t -couldn’t- be a happy story but her strength is palpable throughout the book. I thought I already knew the end of the story, but she broadened the picture and hopefully she has helped to change the future narrative.
cata1139's review against another edition
4.0
Não quero criticar esta história pois é relatada com muita dor e sofrimento. Não sou ninguém para dar uma opinião sobre uma etapa tão difícil na vida de alguém. Chanel Miller é sem dúvida uma mulher cheia de garra e muito corajosa por ter relatado e enfrentado tal acontecimento.
No entanto, relativamente à estrutura do livro, custou me muito a ler devido aos capítulos serem muito grandes. Por vezes senti que eram também muito redundantes e repetitivos. Entendo que a autora se calhar optou por isto para criar impacto, mas para mim não resultou. Se fosse mais sussinto, acredito que o impacto seria na mesmo gigante.
No entanto, relativamente à estrutura do livro, custou me muito a ler devido aos capítulos serem muito grandes. Por vezes senti que eram também muito redundantes e repetitivos. Entendo que a autora se calhar optou por isto para criar impacto, mas para mim não resultou. Se fosse mais sussinto, acredito que o impacto seria na mesmo gigante.
georgiaw6's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0