by Jon Krakauer
Wow. What a painful and important book. I simultaneoulsy feel like I have nothing to say and an entire treatise to write. We all know there's a problem with rape and sexual assault in America, and especially in American colleges. We all know the justice system is flawed and frequently punishes the...
Trigger Warnings: Graphic retellings of sexual assault Graphic retellings of rape First, I will like to point out this was my first time reading a Krakauer book, but it will certainly not be my last. I am making a point to reading his backlist. This book was solid long-form journalism, but with ...
This was a one sitting book for me. Much like Night by Elie Wiesel it was a book that if I put down I don't thing I could have picked back up. This book was horrifying and nauseating. We have a rape problem in this country and hearing how much the system fails victims is difficult, and it's somethin...
5 stars for the message, but come closer, I don't want to say this too loudly... it felt like garden variety investigative reporting, nothing that transcended the subject matter in a profound way. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great book either. So 3 stars for the book.Now that I got that out of the...
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town, Jon Krakauer; Narrators: Mozhan Marno, Scott Brick. This book is incredibly well researched, presenting an enormous amount of detail regarding rape accusations, investigations and trials. The descriptions are extremely graphic, and therefore, ...
This searing chronicle about a series of sexual assaults at the University of Montana serves as a microcosm for the national epidemic of rape on college and university campuses, and the routine failure of the justice system to punish perpetrators. Riveting and deeply disturbing.
As I was reading this, my friend (and I) was reading the review of the book in the NYT book review, and so of course, we had to talk about it. While I disagree with some of my friend’s views (honestly, I don’t care how naked you both are, no is no, get over it), he did have a point, in fact he had ...
Jon Krakauer is often known for his controversial topics of choice, between FLDS and Chris McCandless' death, but in this case I think Krakauer picked a good topic and dealt with it well. He keeps the focus on not just Missoula's mishandling of rape cases but emphasizes that police departments and u...
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