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Know My Name: The Survivor of the Stanford Sexual Assault Case Tells Her Story by Chanel Miller
jnseely's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
joshlynjavier's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
“how do you feel all these heavy things for the rest of your life?”
“it is not a question of if you survive this, but what beautiful things await you if you do”
“so if you come on the worst day of your life, my hope is to catch you, to gently guide you back”
“...i wrote and imagined my future down to the coffee bean, to the children’s books i will illustrate, the chickens i will have in my yard, the soft cotton linens, the sauce - dipped wooden spoons on the counter. the need for it come true according to plan was not important. the act of imagining it was.”
the most affecting novel and memoir i’ve read in the last few years. i’m honestly still speechless, because there is nothing i can say that would do the beauty and vulnerability of this book any justice. this book was more than what was contained within the pages, and the force of it comes from experiencing this alongside chanel. i found myself enveloped in her journey even after i had put the book down.
as a victim, this book gave me the validation to allow my trauma to lay somewhere comfortable and safe, but also gave me the courage to confront some of the scariest and worst parts of my experiences and journey.
this is not a book about sexual assault or victimhood. it’s about humanity and incredible resilience. miller writes with so honesty and power and is living proof that you and you alone are entitled to what you make of your grief and pain: the most beautiful flowers can grow in even the harshest of conditions.
as a friend of mine said: this book should be a required reading for everyone. i don’t think i’ll ever stop thinking about her story and my admiration for her and her art. the grace she extends towards herself and the universe even when her circumstances were so unkind is so inspiring, and i truly hope that she never forgets her power and what she’s done for victims everywhere. thank you for telling us your name, chanel miller.
grizzhales's review against another edition
5.0
This book isn't a light read—it hits hard, leaving my heart in pieces yet strangely complete. The journey is brutally honest, turning it into more than just a book; it's an emotional rollercoaster. Get ready for a deep dive into mental health, pain, resilience, truth, and self-discovery that stays with you.
hollyway's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
5.0
Chanel Miller writes beautifully, and I'm in awe of her courage in allowing herself to be so vulnerable, to draw herself as a messy, whole human in a world that demands victims be perfect. The strength of this book is in its focus; it doesn't try to be an educational manual on sexual assault. Instead it walks you unflinchingly through one woman's experience of sexual assault and the court system, and its power lies in the specificity and detail therein. It feels redundant to say that this is a gruelling read, that I wept throughout, that it's devastating and infuriating. But it's also a beautiful book, an ultimately hopeful book. It feels destined to be a classic, but hopefully only as a relic of how things used to be.
nonoemie's review against another edition
Le premier tiers / moitié est giga intéressant, le fait de vivre et de découvrir les infos en même temps qu'elle, le fait d'assister au procès de son point de vue ect c'était un bon témoignage de comment ces procédures sont inadaptées pour les victimes.
C'est vrai que vers la fin c'est un peu répétitif, avec des idées vraies mais larges, qui remettent en cause la societé mais sans trop se mouiller, on touche du doigt des idées "radicales" sans vrmt s'y intéresser. C'est dommage mais je comprends aussi ce choix pour garder une universalité, sachant que des gens trouvent déjà ce livre "trop politique" psk elle critique Trump, sans parler de tout ce qui est systémique dans le pays.
Je vais pas noter psk je veux pas faire baisser le référencement, ça reste un témoignage d'une victime et donc rien que pour ça c'est important, mais juste pour le côté trop begginrr friendly et répétitif de la fin 3.25 / 3.5
C'est vrai que vers la fin c'est un peu répétitif, avec des idées vraies mais larges, qui remettent en cause la societé mais sans trop se mouiller, on touche du doigt des idées "radicales" sans vrmt s'y intéresser. C'est dommage mais je comprends aussi ce choix pour garder une universalité, sachant que des gens trouvent déjà ce livre "trop politique" psk elle critique Trump, sans parler de tout ce qui est systémique dans le pays.
Je vais pas noter psk je veux pas faire baisser le référencement, ça reste un témoignage d'une victime et donc rien que pour ça c'est important, mais juste pour le côté trop begginrr friendly et répétitif de la fin 3.25 / 3.5
reenis's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
4.25
beautiful. cried.
hate hate hate people that judge memoirs like this based on things that definitely make sense to be in the book like repeating yourself (like she didn’t relieve the trauma every day) and why did she talk about politics like her body wasn’t politicised? like she doesn’t live as an asian woman in america under trumps legislation???? hello??? when will women be able to live.
hate hate hate people that judge memoirs like this based on things that definitely make sense to be in the book like repeating yourself (like she didn’t relieve the trauma every day) and why did she talk about politics like her body wasn’t politicised? like she doesn’t live as an asian woman in america under trumps legislation???? hello??? when will women be able to live.