Things We Didn’t Talk
About When I Was A Girl by Jeannie Vanasco
Publication Date – October 1, 2019
4 stars
When we think about rape, it is sometimes the norm to
picture sinister strangers in dark alleys but in reality most rapists are
acquaintances. Jeannie Vanasco’s
hard-hitting book delves into her own experience as a young adult when she was
raped by one of her closest friends. She
decided to contact her rapist while in the process of writing this memoir and
she includes the transcript from her conversations with him, interspersed with
her own thoughts and feelings. This book
is intense, thought-provoking and awkward.
I had to take frequent breaks in order to synthesize my own thoughts on
what I was reading. I did have minor
issues with some of the content, but I think overall that this is an important
book for young women and men who are struggling with what constitutes consent,
especially in dealing with friends of the opposite sex. I received a complimentary copy of this book
through the Tin House Galley Club in exchange for an honest review.
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