Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer

5 reviews

sareidle's review against another edition

challenging sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Stalking

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Bullying, Grief, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use

wolf013's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

r_zoner's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Gaslighting and Misogyny

samarakroeger's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

This book is important, and I’m glad Jon Krakauer took it on as a topic because I think he probably convinced (especially male) readers who wouldn’t necessarily read a book about rape to read it. Unfortunate that that is how it works, but here we are. 

This book didn’t change the way I think (as I agree with the book), but it is a well-researched, well-presented nonfiction book that is a good overview of the challenges of prosecuting acquaintance rape in the criminal justice system. It isn’t nearly as emotional to read as memoirs written by rape survivors (i.e. Know My Name), but in some ways it helps to take more of an outside view of the issue. 

Honestly, I would highly encourage men to read this book and think critically about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Medical trauma