Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Know My Name: A Memoir by Chanel Miller

85 reviews

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

stephr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Classism

gabbysnieto's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, and Violence

snleck's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Violence, and Rape

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

ashleysimon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Be sure to read the content warnings before diving into this book. Chanel’s writing is so wonderful. This is an incredibly heavy read, with some sprinkles of hope throughout. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence

minibean24's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Truly beautiful prose and a gut wrenching story. Chanel tells her story with so much truth, humor, and brutal honesty. Everyone should read this book. 

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Content Warnings

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

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

curvesinacardigan's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual assault

marisa_n's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Classism, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, and Alcohol