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A review by blakeandbooks
Know My Name by Chanel Miller
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
5.0
Literally begging anyone and everyone to read this. What an incredible memoir. Chanel does not hold back in her account of what happened to her before, during, and after the Brock Turner trial. I was in tears throughout the book. Her story is a reminder of the difficulty women face in speaking up against their abuser even if there is damning evidence and proof everywhere you look.
I remember hearing about this trial occurring and the events of the 2016 election so vividly as she slowly discusses how her survivor story happened during such a crucial time in the world.
Hearing her narrate this book made this experience so much more powerful, especially when she read her 12-page victim impact statement where she had to continue to pause while reading and you could hear the emotion in her voice and delivery of the speech.
A reminder to listen to victims and survivors. And you know nothing of what someone is going through.
CW: rape, sexual assault, sexual violence
I remember hearing about this trial occurring and the events of the 2016 election so vividly as she slowly discusses how her survivor story happened during such a crucial time in the world.
Hearing her narrate this book made this experience so much more powerful, especially when she read her 12-page victim impact statement where she had to continue to pause while reading and you could hear the emotion in her voice and delivery of the speech.
A reminder to listen to victims and survivors. And you know nothing of what someone is going through.
CW: rape, sexual assault, sexual violence
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault