Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Know My Name: A Memoir by Chanel Miller

89 reviews

emilily's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Mental illness and Gaslighting

lauraluuu24's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

linguaphile412's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

michaelanormand's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

as a SA survivor I can see much of myself in Chanel and her book is a beautiful and realistic look at how the justice system treats survivors and the more personal issues we face after an assault, but also in the wake of a case - whether it be criminal or title ix. it’s heartbreaking, honest, and realistic 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

isco's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Sexual harassment

ameliasbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Medical content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Blood, and Vomit

brookey8888's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

This was a very difficult read, but I’m glad I read it. Tbh I knew only the Bare minimum about this case, so I’m glad I got to learn more about what actually happened. Channel is so strong and so are her support systems. She’s really someone to look up to and I’m so sorry this happened to her. I did tear up multiple times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

lesenilpferd's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Police brutality

rini's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Police brutality

Minor: Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

youngdumbandbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

know my name instills hope. it breaches the repelling tenet of victim-blaming and rape culture in our society. it is home to people who were betrayed by the system. it is an amplifier of the voices of all survivors of sexual assault. it makes you chew over everything wrong with the societal framework of justice and dignity.

i have this theory that if i anticipate something bad, it will never happen. everyday, when i get out of my home i wonder, will this be the day? will this be the month? will this be the year? will this be the life? where i'll no longer have monopoly over my body. my father is a police officer....you could say that he knows all the demons skulking in the corners. i've never gone to school alone; i've always gone to school in a school bus. he's scared. my mother is scared too. i spend hours in the trial room of a clothing store wondering if what i have chosen is too tight, too short, too...."distracting".

𝘔𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭. -𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘭 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳

reading know my name was frustrating at times. it evoked a string of why's in my mind. why! why was the rapist given concession for his crime! why is the system blind to what chanel has gone through!? why!? why is his swimming career more important than her dignity!? why?

but there were times when i marvelled at the strength of people, at the loved ones who stays with you till you see the light, at the resilience, the hunger to not let your loved ones go through the gravel, alone. i want you to read this book. i want you to know chanel miller. i want you to know what she's gone through. but before all that, i want you to know the girl would do anything for her loved ones, who draws and writes and loves. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail