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A review by dramaqueentears
Whatever Gets You Through: Twelve Survivors on Life After Sexual Assault by Jen Sookfong Lee
5.0
It took me forever to read this because it was so emotionally difficult. I don’t think I was ready until I was.
My reigning thought over the several other thoughts I have is this: I believed I was alone even though I knew that statistically, I wasn’t. Survivors don’t speak about their experiences unless they are “good survivors,” who don’t truly exist. This anthology knocked down the barriers in my heart that made me feel isolated. I felt my emotions every time I read this.
There were great pieces on disability and healing and what survivorship means for trans women that truly changed my life and how I’ve looked at my own survival. I wish I could say thank you to the authors.
My reigning thought over the several other thoughts I have is this: I believed I was alone even though I knew that statistically, I wasn’t. Survivors don’t speak about their experiences unless they are “good survivors,” who don’t truly exist. This anthology knocked down the barriers in my heart that made me feel isolated. I felt my emotions every time I read this.
There were great pieces on disability and healing and what survivorship means for trans women that truly changed my life and how I’ve looked at my own survival. I wish I could say thank you to the authors.