Reviews tagging 'Death'

Know My Name: The Survivor of the Stanford Sexual Assault Case Tells Her Story by Chanel Miller

27 reviews

jojo_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Classism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Self harm, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Police brutality, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mass/school shootings, Animal death, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gun violence, and Homophobia

leonelle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I have A LOT of good things to say about this memoir but I’ll make it short here :

This is by far the most eye opening book I’ve read !

I wish it was a mandatory read for all humans, especially men because it teaches empathy, broadens people’s perspective about sexual assaults and highlights the flaws of the American criminal justice system, but more importantly it inspires meaningful change.

Chanel’s ability to analyse her rape, the trial, and everything that revolves around her trauma is very impressive and insightful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Suicide

Moderate: Death

izzyf16's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Bullying, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mass/school shootings

thedisabledreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

Minor: Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Suicide, Death, and Gaslighting

biblioghoul's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Bullying, and Rape

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Suicide, and Mass/school shootings

kia_y_k's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Murder, Genocide, Medical content, Misogyny, Suicide, Alcohol, Child death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical content, Blood, Cursing, Eating disorder, Murder, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Death, Grief, Alcohol, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, and Panic attacks/disorders

elyssawizard's review

challenging emotional inspiring

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Mass/school shootings, Suicide, and Death

aweightytome's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

One of the most poignant memoirs I’ve ever read. Both tragic and tremendous. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death

linguaphile412's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Sexual harassment, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Drug use, Sexual content, Vomit, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Medical content, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

1moodreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

There are ugly realities we shy away from. Some truths are too hard to bear, process, think about, solve, talk about, and write about. The only way we can cope is by ignoring reality. When we do this, we hurt ourselves and others. Sometimes, we need to do more. We need to be better. This book was like a dive headfirst into a pool in the middle of winter. I knew what this book was going to be about and supported her even as Emily Doe. It is still hard to process that everyday people are sexually abused, hurt, defiled, broken. I hate that this is even a thing; I hate that it's normalized. I hate that victims can't feel safe confronting their attacker. This hate turns into anger and then into sadness, which is when we start distracting ourselves. Because this anger, this hate, can eat us up and leave us as a smoking shell of a person. It took me 18 days to finish this book, and I am glad that I did. For anyone in a similar place as Chanel/Emily, I want to know how to help and comfort and support. Victims, survivors are never alone, even when they feel like it. I and so many others want to be there for them. This book has to be a must-read for everyone, especially for anyone involved in the legal system. 

Chanel Miller's story deserves to be heard and is one of the most honest and truthful accounts of sexual assault survivors' journey in and out of the courtroom. It took me 18 days to finish because I would become depressed, shaken, angry, upset at everything she was going through. She writes in a way that makes me feel her pain; every attack and question goes straight to my core. Read this book; you'll learn so much. 

Look at trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexism, Misogyny, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt