"Things We Didn't Talk About When I Was A Girl"

Jeannie Vanasco has created a work of genius with this memoir. "Things We Didn't Talk About When I Was a Girl" could be seen as a new direction for the #MeToo movement. Vanasco's memoir addresses her confusion regarding a sexual assault from high school by her best friend. Throughout the book it questions 'if good people can do bad things or if there are just bad people?' Vanasco went a step further than writing about her assault, she interviewed the man who raped her, whom she refers to as Mark in this book. The reader gets a full view of Jeannie's and Mark's interactions since Vanasco includes transcripts of their phone calls and the eventual visit. It is a harrowing and eye-opening experience. There is a real feel to the book that some sexual assault memoirs lack; it seems disjointed just because you get to see firsthand all of Vanasco's thoughts. Survivors will feel validated knowing they aren't alone with the way their brain can go after assault and for others this can be an educational experience. This book does have the potential to be triggering for survivors, so I do suggest reading with caution or discussing it with a counselor beforehand, but for some it could bed useful and therapeutic.

Overall I give "Things We Didn't Talk About When I was a Girl" by Jeannie Vanasco a 5 star review.

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If you or someone you know has been the victim of sexual assault please visit RAINN, which is the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network at:

https://www.rainn.org/about-national-sexual-assault-telephone-hotline

Call the national hotline at: 800.656.HOPE

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