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Things We Didn't Talk About When I Was a Girl: A Memoir
Things We Didn't Talk About When I Was a Girl: A Memoir | Jeannie Vanasco
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"It�s hard to overstate the importance of this gorgeous, harrowing, heartbreaking book, which tackles sexual violence and its aftermath while also articulating the singular pain of knowing � or loving, or caring for, or having a history (…more)
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EliNeedsMoreShelves
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This was an interesting and unique perspective to add to the many voices of the #MeToo movement - particularly in its honest discussion of the doubt and ambivalence that can come when processing a sexual assault. Worth the read.

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+16 points (Friday total =16 points)

wanderinglynn 🙌🏻❤️⛄️ 5y
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ErinC
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Wow. This book packs a punch. Vanasco interviews her former friend/rapist and analyzed her own feelings and tendencies to gender perform. I was annoyed with her much of the time, but she was annoyed with herself too. This book is a fascinating look at gender roles and sexual assault in society.

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guinsgirlreads
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This is my kind of NF with its short, choppy chapters. She gets a little repetitive , but she tells a good story about a girl torn between being a girl and defending a friend.... #tbrread #wintergames #slaybells

MidnightBookGirl I could definitely fill an entire book on this subject!!! 16pts! 5y
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Bookalong
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4/5🌟Vanasco undertakes the ultimate task, interviewing the man who raped her 14 years ago. A boy who was one of her closest friends. She recounts the rape but also their friendship, and how it changed after the rape, the lasting affect it had on her and him as well. An interesting, deep dive into the Me Too movement,and myths surrounding rape culture.Behind the scenes it also showed the importance of female friendships. #bookreview #bookblogger

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AutumnRLS
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Heartbreaking and thought provoking. Definitely an important book that leaves the reader with more questions than answers. Trigger warnings for rape and suicide.

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Mitch
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I love this format - one author recommending 5 great books around a set theme.

https://bookmarks.reviews/five-great-nonfiction-books-with-metanarratives/

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AutumnRLS
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Probably the scariest book I will read this October. #bookmail #bookriot #allthebooks

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HotCocoaReads
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This is an emotionally difficult read, but I did like the angle she took—that she was turning the person who sexually assaulted her into a human. She made a point of saying it‘s easy to hate someone who hurt you, especially when they‘re not sorry or if they‘re successful—but in this case, he was alone and depressed and she found herself thanking him and building him up. It‘s an interesting angle to take. But there are triggers in this book.

mdemanatee I am drooling over that drop caps stack. I have mostly warmer colors currently so I have some definite drop caps envy 6y
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