College Girl: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (522 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1438447094 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 271 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Zack said A very powerful story told in a very poetic way.. A very powerful story told in a very poetic way. I've actually seen the author in person and she strikes me as a very talented and strong individual. A professor of mine had us read this for a class to help teach trauma writing, and I liked this book the best out of all the stuff we read on the topic. The writing style . Christina said Must read. I think everyone should be required to read this at some point in their lives. With how many sexual assaults have been coming to light, this memoir truly sheds a light on the impact it has on the true victim: the assailant.. "Heartbreaking, different, informative and ultimately healing and hopeful." according to lh. This memoir recounts the author's rape, PTSD and journey back to recovery. The author also takes on the genre of memoir itself as she deals with memories, and truth v.s. facts. Laura Gray-Rosendale's writing is immediate, stark and can cut you to the bone. At times you will be crying and then turn the page and start lau
In College Girl, a university professor revisits the memory of a brutal sexual assault, recounting her long, circuitous route from trauma to recovery. Offering present-day reflections alongside the hopeful voice of the twenty-year-old student she once was, Gray-Rosendale tells the story of her near destruction, but also one of abiding friendships and shining hope. College Girl is also a story about stories, and a meditation on memoir itself. Artfully written and devoid of self-pity, College Girl is a rich story of triumph, hope, and survival.
Though the book tells the story of a horrific rape, it is, in fact, about the attack s aftermath for its perpetrator, its victim, each of their families, and beyond. With not a hint of self-congratulation, and in language as jagged-edged as the events themselves, coupled with long languid reflective passages, College Girl achieves something truly rare and unsettling a story of such brutality that is also, oddly, almost beautiful in its telling. Michael Kimmel, author of Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men"College Girl" can feel unrelentingly bleak, at times almost difficult to read: Gray-Rosendale pulls no punches in her depiction of her rape and its aftermath. Evan Handler, actor and author of Time on Fire: My Comedy of TerrorsCollege Girl is a monumental achievement that ranges from memoir to cultural critique to documentary nonfiction, but it s also a stunning study in prose stylings that reaches from the sublime to the