Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

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

106 reviews

jjoycoyle's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Racism, and Mental illness

tdouty97's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, and Sexual violence

Very heavy, which makes it take a while to get through. Chanel is a beautiful writer and Brock can rot in hell

ashenlar's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Incredibly written, powerful exploration of the author's experiences of being sexually assaulted - showing clearly the devastating, deep-rooting and long-lasting issues of not just the assault itself but also the prolonged police investigation, court case and media attention, on not just her but her family and friends as well. This book will make you devastatingly upset for the author and those who know her, make you furious and outraged at men (and one man in particular) and the privileges and systems that protect them and discredit victims, yet also make you hopeful - the author shows how, although the assault has absolutely changed her and impacted her to her core, she is not defined by it and has reclaimed herself - mind and body - from these experiences. 

An absolute must-read for every single person, but a very very difficult one - you will cry, a lot. Make sure you're looking after yourself too while reading this 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

a memorable memoir that simultaneously details the infamous stanford assault from the previously anonymous survivor's POV and serves as an incisive rebuke of not only rape culture but also the failing justice system that tramples on survivors twice, even thrice over.

miller's writing is crisp and defyingly straightforward, powerfully conveying the initial confusion after the assault, and the subsequent mix of complex emotions that followed the yrs after: disbelief, fear, disappointment, rage and ultimately, hope. this book's honestly eye-opening in how the justice system and court process negatively affect survivors' lives, and it's baffling and enraging. there are very powerful moments st certain parts of the book that point out the larger culture's hypocrisy, double standards, and reaffirm miller's and other survivors' own self and autonomy. it's some memorable reading, thats for sure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Rape

sarah_hutchins's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Mental illness, and Misogyny

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

avhenne's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Vomit, and Racial slurs

amath's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

bdilley28's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

This is possibly the best book I have ever read. I started this book without truly knowing what it was about, and I finished it in tears, feeling inspired. This book is painful, beautiful, heavy, and encouraging, and everyone should read this. The small moments of hope in the Swedes who saved Chanel, the doorwomen of her apartment, the old man on the bench, Alaleh, Tiffany, Lucas, and Chanel's own voice reading the audiobook were a comforting hug in a book riddled with trauma. I will never stop recommending this book to anyone I ever meet.

Favorite Quote: "It is not a question of if you will survive this, but what beautiful things await you when you do." 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

katekatiekait's review against another edition

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Sexual violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide

estanis's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

A hard but must read. Chanel is a brilliant writer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Rape, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicide, and Violence