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Know My Name by Chanel Miller
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
This is a book that deserves all the stars, all of the glowing reviews, all of the conversations.
It is not a book that everyone will be able to read. It is a story of trauma. Chanel does not hold anything back. But those of us who can read it, will be changed and amazed by it.
This is often a harrowing, raw read, but at the same time, I was astonished by the clarity and beauty of Chanel’s writing. You put down this book feeling that you have seen her completely, all that she is - her creativity, her quirkiness, her old soul, her sense of humour, her fragility, her brokenness, her strength, her fury, her hope.
It is riveting and often heartbreaking, and incredibly, I finished this book feeling buoyed up by how remarkable some humans can be.
It is not a book that everyone will be able to read. It is a story of trauma. Chanel does not hold anything back. But those of us who can read it, will be changed and amazed by it.
This is often a harrowing, raw read, but at the same time, I was astonished by the clarity and beauty of Chanel’s writing. You put down this book feeling that you have seen her completely, all that she is - her creativity, her quirkiness, her old soul, her sense of humour, her fragility, her brokenness, her strength, her fury, her hope.
It is riveting and often heartbreaking, and incredibly, I finished this book feeling buoyed up by how remarkable some humans can be.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Blood, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Vomit