2019/11/20

BOOK REVIEW:
ASKING FOR IT BY KATE HARDING

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Title: Asking For It: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture and What We Can Do About It
Author: Kate Harding
Published: 2014
Language: English
Pages: 261
Rating: 4/5


Summary:
This takes a look at rape culture in America, what it is and what can be done about it.


Review:
This book obviously deals with a difficult topic to read about, so I can't really say I enjoyed this book, but it was very informative, even if most of it were not news to me.

The book spends a lot of time basically explaining what rape is, which you'd think would be pretty darn obvious, but to a lot of people, apparently it isn't. It was disheartening to read some of the people in positions of power in America express thoughts about individual cases or just "how things work" in general. The tone in some parts of this book is angry and sarcastic, which I think suited it, because why wouldn't you be.

The whole book is completely unflinching in how rape is never the victim's fault, which is how it should be. It takes a look at areas of society where people are not educated enough and the devastating consequences that has. I will say, there were several points in this book where I felt like what was said was almost too obvious - like doesn't everyone know this? - but I realise that is a naive thought, because clearly a lot of people don't.

I think this is a book well worth reading for basically anyone. It has some parts that are pretty graphic though, so beware of that.
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