pickOof! That's an emotional gut punch. Can I only give it five stars?
Una sets her experience of child sexual abuse, bullying, "slut-shaming", rape and victim-blaming against the violently misogynistic social attitudes towards the victims of woman murderer Peter Sutcliffe* in the '70s and '80s. As a child branded a slut, Una describes her fear that she would become another murdered "woman of poor reputation," who the police and media judged ⬇️
April 15th #DynamicDs Denial. I couldn't find a TV show so I chose a movie, which I would love to see. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
pickJust excellent.
Everyone should read it, even if it's a hard read because of the content (sexual assault + trauma).
In this graphic memoir, Una questions the treatment of women, how difficult it is for a female victim to be heard, the labels put on women (good/bad victims), she also questions the responsibility of men, the banality of men's violence, the cause of this violence.
A lot of food for thought.
pickan unusual and very bleak book to read during #wintergames but it was leant to me by someone at work after a really interesting conversation about true crime. This is the graphic novel memoir of a woman living in Yorkshire during the time of the Yorkshire ripper murders and reflecting on her own experiences with sexual violence. An interesting and horrid look at what authority figures notice and don‘t notice, it reminded me of My Friend Dahmer
pickThis was a difficult to read memoir that discusses the trauma inflicted on girls who survive sexual assault at a young age. It‘s combined with the author‘s story of coming of age in the time of the Yorkshire Ripper and notes how women and girls were routinely ignored in that case. I loved some of the art, especially the outdoor scenes.
pickPublished under the pseudonym Una, this account of sexual and gender violence stretches from the 70s into the 00ts and includes both personal details from the author‘s life and an overview of the broader political/societal backdrop she grew up in. It is told with a combination of comics, expressive art, and media clippings. This was really well done, but so difficult to read! #PopSugar2022ABookWithAPalindromicTitle #Booked2022TitleRepeatsItself
pickA lot of good essays in this book. Ones that stood out: performance model of sex, beyond yes or no, when pregnancy is outlawed only outlaws will be pregnant, how do you fuck a fat woman, the fantasy of female non consent: why the female submissive scares us and why she shouldn‘t, reclaiming touch, an immodest proposal, why nice guys finish last.
pickNative women are raped at a much higher rate than any other ethnicity in the US. Sarah Deer explores the current reality, history, law, and possible solutions to this unacceptable situation. The construction of this book is a little clunky, but the content is superb.
The last few pages were a touching tribute to the women whose lives were stolen ❤️🩹
*I didn't want to use the term “serial killer,“ as for some fucked up reason our culture has glamourised it, nor to use the media name Sutcliffe was given as that, too, distorts the fact that it was not a Gothic monster but a person, a man, committed these horrendous acts of violence on women. (edited) 3w