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Know My Name: The Survivor of the Stanford Sexual Assault Case Tells Her Story by Chanel Miller
47 reviews
katsbooks's review against another edition
5.0
“We don’t fight for our own happy endings. We fight to say you can’t. We fight for accountability. We fight to establish precedent. We fight because we pray we’ll be the last ones to feel this kind of pain.”
“This book does not have a happy ending. The happy part is there is no ending, because I'll always find a way to keep going.”
This was easily one of the best memoirs I've ever read. Miller is a fantastic writer who really brings you into her world and allows you to experience her pains and triumphs first-hand. I'd obviously heard about her case in the news and her attacker's face and name are essentially synonomous with campus rape nowadays. There is something so powerful in how Miller has been able to reclaim the narrative around her assault while her attacker falls away into obscurity. As I was reading this, I felt the rollercoaster that she was on as she navigated the criminal justice system through celebrations and deep disappointments. Her story made me angry but also made me hopeful. I highly reccomend this memoir but if you're not familiar with Miller's story, she gained notereity as "Emily Doe," a victim in a sexual assault case at Stanford in 2015. The depictions of the assault are graphic and numerous and, sometimes, genuinely hard to read. Please take care of yourself (and maybe skip this one) if this topic is triggering to you.
Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Medical content, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Racial slurs, Mass/school shootings, and Suicide
writingcaia's review
5.0
Chanel is a brave woman, although she ended up “deceived” into prosecuting and going through such a terrible judicial experience, even though her rapist was found guilty, it was that which changed her life and due to her bravery and candor so many others. Having her example through actions and thoughts, even when they were being published anonymously, has helped so many feel avenged, feel accepted in their trauma.
I remember this case so well, when I first started seeing it on social media. I was so enraged at the way they portrayed the rapist in contrast with her. As if she was asking for it. But, isn’t it always? Isn’t that the reason so many choose not to prosecute even if they have evidence.
I believe every woman, and this is so sad, so telling of our society, has gone through some kind of sexual abuse, inappropriate touches, cornered in public transportation, the whole sexual harassment in the street, and then some of us, as children or adults, had even worse experiences.
I had.
I don’t even know how they affected me. I chose to forget them, to scrub them off as if they’re lint on my shoulders, but did I? Did I ever? Now when I look back at all that has happened, how I blamed myself for some of them, most of them, how I react to people touching me, even people I love, maybe it went deeper than I thought.
So, when I read this book, when I see someone going through this and being brave to face it and to confront her abuser, it really makes me hopeful for the future. Maybe not for me but for other sexual assault victims.
I want men and women to stop this rape culture, this blaming the victim culture. No matter the circumstances there needs to be consent at all times, otherwise it’s rape. That’s that. No nuance.
Ok, I realise this wasn’t a proper review, so here is more less so. It’s a hard book, may trigger sexual assault victims, but it is a very relevant story, it shows how someone is affected by what may be only 10 minutes of their lives, and how it affects their loved ones, even their communities.
It’s a slow book at times, but I never felt bored or wanting to stop, Chanel is a great writer, the use of metaphors, her soul’s honesty, it touches you, you see and feel it. So, of course I’m recommending it, if you’re ready for it.
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Rape and Racial slurs
alexhaydon's review
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Panic attacks/disorders
sydneybedell's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Grief, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Racism, and Racial slurs
Minor: Vomit
jmbibliophile's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape
Moderate: Bullying and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Racial slurs
marissasa's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Alcohol, Blood, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit
lindseythelibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
Take the time you need to read this one, but read it nonetheless.
Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
linguaphile412's review against another edition
5.0
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
meghan's review
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Racial slurs
Minor: Mass/school shootings and Gun violence
candournat's review
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Misogyny