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A review by musingsbymichelle
Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed by Maureen Callahan
fast-paced
4.5
The rage this made me feel while reading Ask Not was at boiling levels. This book reveals decades of rich and powerful men getting away with unthinkable acts. Every time I read something that disrupts what I learned growing up (and this is so true for how the Kennedys were portrayed), I feel bamboozled by the education I received and the media.
In this book, Maureen Callahan uplifts the voices that were silenced or forgotten. She doesn’t shy away from the details in order to really show the ordeal that these women and girls went through because of these men. I did this one on audio and did get jumbled at times with the non-chronological order and the fact that so many Kennedy men name their kids after themselves.
In this book, Maureen Callahan uplifts the voices that were silenced or forgotten. She doesn’t shy away from the details in order to really show the ordeal that these women and girls went through because of these men. I did this one on audio and did get jumbled at times with the non-chronological order and the fact that so many Kennedy men name their kids after themselves.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Gaslighting