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Creep: Accusations and Confessions by Myriam Gurba

6 reviews

ginnybarns's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Incest

bashsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

Creep is an explosive and precise examination of abuse, one that challenges readers on their preconceived notions of who's a "good" guy, and who's a "bad" one. Full of nuance and humor, Gurba expertly threads her experiences through the eye of much larger societal issues. This essay collection is not for the faint of heart - Gurba is not one to mince words - but if you can stomach the content, it's well-worth the read.

Also, I read the audiobooks, which Gurba narrated herself. She gives the intended inflection of each word, even getting choked up at one point. And there is a little bell noise to coincide with line breaks, which I enjoyed.

My favorite essays were: "Locas," "Mitote," "Slimed," "Itchy," and the three-part, titular "Creep."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Stalking, Murder, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Biphobia, Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, and Religious bigotry

plantonic_friendships's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

4.75

I think many of the other reviewers gave a stronger review than I ever could. This was a strong essay collection though the nonlinearity really confused me at points. A good example was in the essay Creep and where Q came into play in her life. It was discombobulating and I kept rewinding the audio thinking I missed something - turns out you don't get it into much further into the essay.

I think so many women have had a Q in their life. Some who have had a man try to play off suffocating them to some who have had a man pretend to be the avid reader of your dream (Lolita is such a red flag 😭) only to be your biggest hater and everything in between.

The "White Onion" chapter was so interesting and Joan Didion's relation to one of the Manson murderer was sooo interesting.

Quite honestly, ALL of the content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

caitlynes91's review against another edition

5.0

transcendent. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Genocide, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

francisco909's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I was gasping and sobbing as I finished this book. As the blurb says, Gurba’s work is ceremony, incredibly important to witness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual violence

caseythereader's review

challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

4.25

Thanks to Avid Reader Press for the free copy of this book.

 - CREEP is a collection of essays that are part memoir, part historical exploration, all righteous rage.
- Gurba is a master at channeling her experiences into sentences that cut right to the heart of the problem and of the reader.
- This book is a tough read. But if you're up for it, it's a truly excellent excoriation of the many overlapping systems that make space for predators to thrive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation