Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Know My Name: A Memoir by Chanel Miller

89 reviews

katerickwa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Gaslighting

ioannareadabook's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

I don't even know where to begin with this book. I was so scared it would be didactic, or overly depressing (which it had every right to be) but I honestly only found it captivating, painfully honest and raw, and surprisingly hopeful. It really does make you think in the most natural way possible, and Miller is a genius for addressing her situation in the way she did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Violence

tinas_library's review against another edition

medium-paced

5.0

I was in tears, greatly disappointed, fuming with anger, I was inspired, felt empowered and hopeful when reading this memoir. 

In this honest and brave memoir, Chanel goes through the process of first coming to terms with what has happened to her, being blamed for it and being faced with anger for "ruining a young man's bright future", fighting back and not accepting the role the media is trying to put on her as Brock Turner's victim, but showing she is a survivor to be reckoned with, that she is more than what has happened and what was done to her. 

Chanel's story is in some ways unique, but in the most horrible way also way to familiar to a lot of women. What the terms sexual assault and rape cover, have changed a lot in just the last few years, and more and more women are realising, that behaviour we've experienced from men, that we've excused or blamed on ourselves, were not okay, not our fault but in fact assaults.

I read this as a buddy read and I'm so happy that I did. We had planned to read it slowly, because we knew it wasn't an easy topic to read about, but we just devoured this must-read book in a couple of days.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Gaslighting

hmatteson's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Eating disorder

aimzthereader's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

madisonfrank's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, and Medical trauma

pollyflorence's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Suicide attempt

sydney_keeps_reading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Medical trauma

allimoose37's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

everyone should read this book

thousands of trigger warnings, but Chanel's story is essential.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Medical trauma

yameli's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma