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A review by brikrush
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer
4.0
***IF YOU READ THIS BOOK OR THIS REVIEW, YOU SHOULD DONATE TO A SEXUAL ASSAULT CENTRE***
I mean... okay. JK is clearly overwhelmed and moved by the information he shares in this book, but you know who already knew a lot of these stats? women. maybe it's my childhood diet of every episode of SVU or maybe it's my adult career in sexual violence but like... of course? of course the police and the DA dismissed victims? of course people don't understand acquaintance rape? of course people sided with the quarterback and with the football team and exclaimed that "boys will be boys" and "don't ruin this young man's future"? of course these cases were rife with victim-blaming and a misunderstanding of how trauma works? like it's great that JK learned all this and then wrote this book and then other people learned all this and now, hopefully, we can support the orgs that have been doing this work. orgs that have been campaigning for this change. orgs that have tirelessly and ceaselessly brought in this awareness but aren't white male journalists and so haven't been as easily received.
anyway. basically, I would never urge anyone to report sexual violence unless it was their idea because like, yeah dude, this is the reality. ACAB. Olivia Benson is not a real person.
Nate says I shouldn't review books harshly if I'm not the intended audience, and I think that's valid. JK is a great writer, his work is compelling, and this is the first audiobook I've ever truly enjoyed. I hope people take away the enormity of the issues around sexual violence and rape culture, and then I hope they continue to explore more in-depth and nuanced understandings of why and what now.
I mean... okay. JK is clearly overwhelmed and moved by the information he shares in this book, but you know who already knew a lot of these stats? women. maybe it's my childhood diet of every episode of SVU or maybe it's my adult career in sexual violence but like... of course? of course the police and the DA dismissed victims? of course people don't understand acquaintance rape? of course people sided with the quarterback and with the football team and exclaimed that "boys will be boys" and "don't ruin this young man's future"? of course these cases were rife with victim-blaming and a misunderstanding of how trauma works? like it's great that JK learned all this and then wrote this book and then other people learned all this and now, hopefully, we can support the orgs that have been doing this work. orgs that have been campaigning for this change. orgs that have tirelessly and ceaselessly brought in this awareness but aren't white male journalists and so haven't been as easily received.
anyway. basically, I would never urge anyone to report sexual violence unless it was their idea because like, yeah dude, this is the reality. ACAB. Olivia Benson is not a real person.
Nate says I shouldn't review books harshly if I'm not the intended audience, and I think that's valid. JK is a great writer, his work is compelling, and this is the first audiobook I've ever truly enjoyed. I hope people take away the enormity of the issues around sexual violence and rape culture, and then I hope they continue to explore more in-depth and nuanced understandings of why and what now.