Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

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

169 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

thayerbowen's review against another edition

This is a long book. I got through the verdict and sentencing and it seemed like she was talking about how she came to write the book. Didn’t keep me interested. Sorry, that’s harsh. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Alcohol, Body shaming, Child death, Gaslighting, Grief, Self harm, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

hannibanani29's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Cursing

Minor: Vomit, Suicide, Racism, Racial slurs, and Drug use

jaimeeslitlife's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Nothing I could write here would be in any way comparable to Chanel's words. 

Chanel Miller. Know her name. Read her story.

A note on the jacket:
The gold veins on the cover represent the Japanese art of kintsugi, "golden repair," in which pieces of broken pottery are mended with powdered gold and lacquer, rather than treating the breaks as blemishes to conceal. The technique shows us that although an object cannot be returned to its original state, fragments can be made whole again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

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

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

fionag's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Utterly phenomenal. I do not have the words to describe how important this book is. Chanel’s fantastic writing speaks for all of us who have ever been touched without our consent, all of us who are afraid to leave our homes at night, all of us who should be able to go to parties and have fun. I am so glad I read this and will return to it time and time again. I’m so glad I know Chanel’s name. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide and Gun violence

rieviolet's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

There isn't much that I can add to what previous reviews have already said. This is a monumental book, raw and heart-wrenching, so masterfully written. I was moved to tears and moved to absolute rage at the pain inflicted, the injustice, the added abuse caused by the judicial system.

I'm so grateful that Chanel Miller was able to make her voice heard and share her truth. I hope that her words can reach anyone in need of strength, validation and understanding. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Racism, Vomit, Alcohol, Animal death, Police brutality, Violence, Self harm, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Mental illness, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Classism, Excrement, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Homophobia

painausten314's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Powerful, moving, heartbreaking, affirming. Chanel speaks to the deepest part of myself and says, “It’s okay. You are enough.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Rape

Moderate: Racism, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

dr_aimz's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Medical content

Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Mass/school shootings

killeenm's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This was an incredible book. Honestly, I expected basically a retelling of the trial from her perspective. But this book was so much more. It was a memoir, a recounting, an exploration into the ways the justice system fails victims, it was beautiful, inspiring, challenging, heart wrenching. It explored the many facets of living in a patriarchal society through the lens of Chanel’s experience, in and beyond the assault. I would recommend it to everyone. It was so beautiful to hear in the author’s voice, in her words, through her eyes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, Violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Rape, Gun violence, and Grief