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Start by Believing: Larry Nassar's Crimes, the Institutions that Enabled Him, and the Brave Women Who Stopped a Monster by John Barr, Dan Murphy
4 reviews
clarice_flora's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
fast-paced
4.5
Although of course impossible to call an enjoyable read, this book was perfectly approached, written and handled, despite the harrowing horrific nature of its content. A book that despite all, had a hopeful and powerful air to survivorship, as well as being informative, to the point and unapologetic. A hard read, but worth every word.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Medical trauma, Rape, and Sexual violence
angelasosh's review
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.0
A good overview of the Nassar scandal. My main complaint is that this seemed like the authors were just regurgitating information already put out by others; I didn’t feel that they did much investigating themselves.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Bullying, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Pedophilia
marnchella's review
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
meganlilyflower's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
4.0
I liked that the pacing and order of event in this book didn’t feel like it was all for shock value. It felt like a journalistic account of a situation that needs to never be forgotten so that we as a society learn from stories like this. Well done and a difficult read but a good one.
The audio book being mostly narrated by a woman was also a great choice. This account was put together by two male presenting journalists but a feminine voice was really important for this book and I appreciated it.
The audio book being mostly narrated by a woman was also a great choice. This account was put together by two male presenting journalists but a feminine voice was really important for this book and I appreciated it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Rape, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
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