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A review by amberlen
Know My Name: The Survivor of the Stanford Sexual Assault Case Tells Her Story by Chanel Miller
hopeful
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
5.0
This is one of the best memoirs I have ever read. Chanel's voice is clear and unique, and despite the topic, this was a joy to read.
Before I started the book, I mentally braced myself because of the subject but I am surprised to say that I found it much more empowering than upsetting. When I felt negative emotions, it was mostly anger at the injustices the author had to face. As a woman in a patriarchal society, the threat of sexual assault is always held over you, even if you've never actually been assaulted. And while many of us have probably imagined scenarios in which assault happens, I don't think a lot of us know what comes after, when (if) it is reported, when (if) it goes to trial. That is why reading Chanel's story, who came out the other end to remind survivors that they're not alone, felt empowering.
Everyone should read this book. Everyone, but especially men.
Before I started the book, I mentally braced myself because of the subject but I am surprised to say that I found it much more empowering than upsetting. When I felt negative emotions, it was mostly anger at the injustices the author had to face. As a woman in a patriarchal society, the threat of sexual assault is always held over you, even if you've never actually been assaulted. And while many of us have probably imagined scenarios in which assault happens, I don't think a lot of us know what comes after, when (if) it is reported, when (if) it goes to trial. That is why reading Chanel's story, who came out the other end to remind survivors that they're not alone, felt empowering.
Everyone should read this book. Everyone, but especially men.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Gun violence and Suicide