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Violence
A lot
The sexual assault is described in the memoir; the violence of the trial process is equally depicted
Language
Some
Moderate language reflecting the trauma and anger of the narrator
Sexual Content
Some
The sexual assault is central to the memoir and described directly
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
Devastating psychological themes of assault, institutional failure, survival, and ultimately, reclamation
What this book is about
Chanel Miller's landmark memoir about surviving a sexual assault on the Stanford campus and the trial that followed is devastating and essential. The assault and its aftermath are described with unflinching detail. Adults only.
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Sexual assault
Rape trial
Institutional failure
Trauma memoir
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