"Such a confrontation is bold, unsettling and timely. (Vanasco) wanted to find out how a person who hurts others talks to himself about his actions. If we are ever going to reduce sexual violence, it’s a critically important question." ―Laurie Halse Anderson in TIME
"It’s hard to overstate the importance of this gorgeous, harrowing, heartbreaking book . . . Vanasco is whip-smart and tender, open and ruthless; she is the perfect guide through the minefield of her trauma, and ours." ―Carmen Maria Machado in Bustle
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Jeannie Vanasco has had the same nightmare since she was a teenager. She startles awake, saying his name. It is always about him: one of her closest high school friends, a boy named Mark. A boy who raped her.
When her nightmares worsen, Jeannie decides―after fourteen years of silence―to reach out to Mark. He agrees to talk on the record and meet in person. "It's the least I can do," he says.
Jeannie details her friendship with Mark before and after the assault, asking the brave and urgent question: Is it possible for a good person to commit a terrible act? Jeannie interviews Mark, exploring how rape has impacted his life as well as her own. She examines the language surrounding sexual assault and pushes against its confines, contributing to and deepening the #MeToo discussion.
Exacting and courageous, Things We Didn't Talk About When I Was a Girl is part memoir, part true crime record, and part testament to the strength of female friendships―a recounting and reckoning that will inspire us to ask harder questions and interrogate our biases. Jeannie Vanasco examines and dismantles long-held myths of victimhood, discovering grace and power in this genre-bending investigation into the trauma of sexual violence.
Jeannie Vanasco is the author of The Glass Eye. Featured by Poets & Writers as one of the five best literary nonfiction debuts of 2017, The Glass Eye was also selected as a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Pick, an Indies Introduce Pick, and an Indie Next Pick. Her second book, Things We Didn't Talk About When I Was a Girl, will be published in the US and UK in October, 2019.
Her nonfiction has appeared in The Believer, The New York Times, the Times Literary Supplement, and NewYorker.com, and her essays have twice been named notable selections in Best American Essays. Her poetry has appeared in Little Star, Poet's Country, Prairie Schooner, and elsewhere, and her poetry honors include an Emerging Poets Fellowship from Poets House and an Amy Award from Poets & Writers.
She lives in Baltimore and is an assistant professor of English at Towson University. Her website is www.jeannievanasco.com.
The author Jeannie was raped by one of her closest male friends Mark at a house party when she was a teenager. They never again mentioned the night and gradually lost touch with each other. In this thought-provoking memoir, she confronts Mark after fourteen...
评分The author Jeannie was raped by one of her closest male friends Mark at a house party when she was a teenager. They never again mentioned the night and gradually lost touch with each other. In this thought-provoking memoir, she confronts Mark after fourteen...
评分The author Jeannie was raped by one of her closest male friends Mark at a house party when she was a teenager. They never again mentioned the night and gradually lost touch with each other. In this thought-provoking memoir, she confronts Mark after fourteen...
评分The author Jeannie was raped by one of her closest male friends Mark at a house party when she was a teenager. They never again mentioned the night and gradually lost touch with each other. In this thought-provoking memoir, she confronts Mark after fourteen...
评分The author Jeannie was raped by one of her closest male friends Mark at a house party when she was a teenager. They never again mentioned the night and gradually lost touch with each other. In this thought-provoking memoir, she confronts Mark after fourteen...
这本书最打动我的地方,在于它对那些“被忽略的”情感的温柔捕捉。我们常常会忽略掉很多小小的瞬间,比如一次无声的陪伴,一次不经意的鼓励,一次默默的支持。而这些细微的情感,往往在我们的成长过程中扮演着至关重要的角色。我记得书中有一个情节,女孩在经历一段艰难的时期,并没有人给她多么大道理的安慰,只是她的母亲默默地为她准备了她最喜欢的食物,送上了她最需要的拥抱。那个拥抱,没有过多的言语,却传递了无尽的爱和力量。这种“润物细无声”的关怀,是如此的真实和动人。它让我回想起自己成长的过程中,那些曾经给予我力量的人,他们可能并没有做什么惊天动地的事情,但他们的存在,他们的支持,却让我走到了今天。这本书让我重新审视了“爱”的含义,它不仅仅是轰轰烈烈的表白,更是那些细水长流的陪伴,那些默默的付出。它让我更加珍惜身边的人,更加懂得感恩。
评分让我爱上这本书的原因,在于它所展现出的那种对“女性视角”的独特关注。它没有回避女性在成长过程中可能面临的困境,但也没有过度渲染那些负面的情绪。相反,它以一种更加积极和赋权的方式,去描绘女性如何面对挑战,如何找到自己的声音。我特别喜欢书中关于“打破刻板印象”的描写。女孩在成长的过程中,会遇到一些社会对女性的固有期待,但她并没有因此而束缚自己,而是勇敢地去尝试那些“不属于”她的事情,去追求那些“不被允许”的梦想。这种打破常规的勇气,让我看到了女性身上蕴含的无限潜力。我记得其中有一个场景,女孩在参加一个男性主导的活动时,虽然一开始有些紧张,但她凭借自己的专业知识和过人的才华,赢得了所有人的尊重。那个场景,让我感到无比的振奋。这本书让我相信,女性的力量是强大的,是可以超越任何限制的。它鼓励我们去勇敢地表达自己,去争取自己应有的权利。
评分我是一个很少对书籍产生强烈的情感共鸣的读者,但这本书彻底改变了我的看法。它没有华丽的辞藻,没有复杂的情节,却有一种直击人心的力量。作者的叙述方式非常朴实,就像一位老朋友在娓娓道来自己的人生经历。然而,正是这种朴实,反而让故事更加真挚,更加令人动容。我特别喜欢书中对“第一次”的描写。无论是第一次独自出门远行,第一次尝试一件从未做过的事情,还是第一次感受到对某个事物的热爱,都被描绘得充满仪式感和探索的勇气。这些“第一次”不仅仅是身体上的经历,更是心灵上的蜕变,是女孩逐渐认识自己、发现世界的过程。我能从这些描写中感受到那种对未知的好奇,那种渴望成长的力量。同时,书中也触及了一些成长中的迷茫和困惑。女孩在面对选择时,在处理人际关系时,都会有自己的犹豫和挣扎。这些真实的写照,让我觉得主人公就像我身边的朋友一样,有血有肉,有优点也有缺点。她不是一个完美的符号,而是一个活生生的人,在不断地学习和成长。这本书让我明白,成长是一个充满未知和挑战的过程,但只要我们保持一颗真诚的心,勇敢地去探索,我们终将找到属于自己的方向。
评分阅读这本书的过程,就像在翻阅一本泛黄的旧相册,每一页都承载着一段不可复制的时光。作者以一种极其克制却又不失温情的方式,讲述了关于女性成长中的一些不被提及的角落。我尤其欣赏它在描绘女性之间微妙关系时的笔触。那些青春期女生之间看似无端的疏远,看似突如其来的亲密,都被捕捉得十分到位。她们会在意彼此的评价,会在意别人眼中的自己,会在意那些细微的差别。这些复杂的心理活动,在作者的笔下被化解成一种自然流露的情感,没有刻意的渲染,却足够引人深思。我记得其中有一段,描写的是女孩和她的几个女性朋友一起度过的一个下午。她们谈论着各自的心事,分享着各自的秘密,那种闺蜜之间的默契和信任,让我回忆起我自己的青春岁月。那种一起经历过的欢笑和泪水,那种互相慰藉和支持的力量,是多么的珍贵。这本书让我重新认识了女性之间的连接,不仅仅是表面的友谊,更是一种内在的理解和认同。它让我感受到,即使在最懵懂的年纪,女性也能建立起深刻的情感纽带,共同面对成长中的挑战。
评分我对这本书的喜爱,源于它所传达的那种对个体内心的尊重。在很多关于成长的故事中,我们总是被要求去适应环境,去迎合他人。然而,这本书却鼓励我们去倾听自己内心的声音,去尊重自己的感受。我特别喜欢书中关于“自我认知”的探讨。女孩在成长的过程中,不断地去认识自己,去理解自己的优点和缺点,去接纳不完美的自己。她会在意别人的看法,但最终,她学会了不被这些看法所定义。她会质疑,会思考,会尝试,而不是盲目地跟随。这种独立思考和自我探索的精神,是我在许多同类书籍中很少见到的。我记得其中有一段,描写的是女孩在一次重要的考试中失利,她并没有因此否定自己,而是从中吸取教训,重新振作。那种从挫折中站起来的力量,那种对未来的积极态度,让我深受鼓舞。这本书让我明白,成长不只是关于学习知识,更是关于学习如何去爱自己,如何去相信自己。它鼓励我们去勇敢地做自己,即使这个“自己”并不符合所有人的期待。
评分这本书的叙事风格就像是一阵清风,不张扬,不喧哗,却能悄无声息地渗透到你的内心深处。作者的笔触细腻而精准,能够将那些转瞬即逝的情感和微妙的心理活动捕捉得恰到好处。我尤其喜欢书中对“青春期叛逆”的描绘。它并没有将这种叛逆简单地标签化,而是深入探讨了其背后的原因。女孩可能会因为不被理解而感到愤怒,可能会因为渴望独立而选择与父母对抗,但这些行为背后,都隐藏着她想要寻找自我,想要证明自己的渴望。我记得其中有一段,描写的是女孩和她父母之间的一次争执。争执过后,并没有简单的和解,而是双方都开始反思自己的行为,开始尝试去理解对方。这种循序渐进的沟通和成长,让我觉得非常真实。它让我明白,即使是亲密的家人,也需要时间和耐心去磨合,去沟通。这本书让我对“沟通”有了更深的理解,它不仅仅是语言的交流,更是心灵的连接。
评分这本书最让我感动的,是它对“女性身份认同”的探索。在青春期,女孩们常常会对自己产生各种各样的疑问,比如“我是谁?”,“我应该成为什么样的人?”,“我怎样才能被别人接受?”。而这本书,并没有提供一个标准答案,而是鼓励主人公去自己寻找答案。我特别欣赏书中关于“接纳身体”的描写。女孩可能会因为身体的变化而感到自卑,可能会因为不符合社会审美的标准而感到焦虑。但随着她的成长,她逐渐学会了去爱自己的身体,去接纳自己的不完美。她明白了,真正的美丽,来自于内心的自信和力量。我记得其中有一段,女孩在一次体育活动中,虽然不是最出色的,但她依然全力以赴,并且为自己的努力感到骄傲。那种对自身价值的肯定,那种不因外界评价而动摇的自信,让我深受启发。这本书让我明白,女性的成长,不仅仅是外在的改变,更是内在的认同和自我价值的实现。它鼓励我们去拥抱真实的自己,去创造属于自己的精彩人生。
评分这本书的封面设计就深深吸引了我。那种柔和的色彩搭配,以及略显模糊但充满故事感的插画,立刻勾起我内心深处对“少女时代”的怀念。翻开书页,我仿佛穿越回了那个青涩的年纪,空气中弥漫着淡淡的青草香和未知的悸动。作者的文字就像一条涓涓细流,缓缓地流淌在我的心田,没有激烈的冲突,没有戏剧性的转折,却在平静的叙述中,勾勒出了一幅幅鲜活的画面,让我身临其境地感受到了主人公的成长轨迹。我记得其中有那么一段,描写的是在一个夏天的午后,女孩独自一人坐在窗边,看着阳光透过树叶的缝隙洒下的斑驳光影,思绪飘向远方。那种宁静而又略带忧伤的氛围,我曾经也体验过。那种对未来的憧憬,对未知的好奇,以及对身边人事物的细腻观察,都随着文字的展开在我脑海中一一重现。我尤其欣赏作者对细节的捕捉能力,比如微风拂过发梢的感觉,蝉鸣声的回响,甚至是空气中漂浮的尘埃,都被描绘得如此真实,仿佛触手可及。这不仅仅是一本书,更像是一段精心珍藏的回忆,一次与自己内心的对话。我能够从中找到共鸣,也能从中看到自己曾经的影子。那些不曾言说的秘密,那些隐藏在心底的欢喜与忧愁,都被作者用一种极其温柔的方式呈现出来。
评分这本书最让我惊喜的是它对青春期细腻情感的刻画。我常常觉得,很多关于成长的故事都倾向于放大那些戏剧性的冲突,或者描绘一些惊天动地的事件。然而,这本书却另辟蹊径,它关注的是那些藏在细枝末节里的情感波动,那些在成长过程中悄无声息发生的变化。我记得一个场景,女孩第一次感受到自己对异性的好感,那种内心忐忑不安,却又忍不住偷偷观察对方的神态,被作者描绘得淋漓尽致。那种青涩的懵懂,那种小心翼翼的试探,让我感同身受。它并没有直接告诉你“她爱上了他”,而是通过一系列微妙的描写,让你自己去体会那份逐渐滋生的情愫。同时,书中对于友情、亲情也有着深刻的触及。女孩和她的朋友们之间那些无伤大雅的玩笑,那些互相支持的温暖,以及和父母之间偶尔的隔阂和理解,都被刻画得真实而动人。我发现,很多时候,我们之所以长大,并不是因为经历了多么大的磨难,而是因为在那些看似平淡的日子里,我们学会了如何去感受,如何去理解,如何去面对内心的种种情绪。这本书就像一面镜子,映照出了我青春期那些模糊而又珍贵的情感碎片,让我重新审视了那些曾经被忽略的瞬间。
评分阅读这本书的过程,让我仿佛回到了那个对世界充满好奇,对未来充满憧憬的年纪。作者以一种极其自然的方式,展现了主人公在青春期所经历的各种“第一次”。第一次尝试化妆,第一次收到情书,第一次参加舞会,每一次“第一次”都充满了新奇和忐忑。而作者对这些“第一次”的描写,并没有浮于表面,而是深入挖掘了主人公内心的感受。她可能会因为第一次化妆而感到不自在,可能会因为收到情书而感到惊喜又不安,可能会因为参加舞会而感到兴奋又紧张。这些复杂的情感交织在一起,构成了一幅生动的青春画卷。我记得其中有一个情节,女孩第一次参加一个大型的聚会,她独自一人站在角落里,感到格格不入。但当她鼓起勇气走向人群,并与人交谈后,她发现原来自己也可以融入其中,也可以享受其中的乐趣。那个瞬间,让她感受到了前所未有的自信。这本书让我相信,勇敢地迈出第一步,往往会带来意想不到的收获。
评分A brave woman, a book worth reading. She confronted the rapist, who was also her good friend, fourteen years after the sexual assault as a way to deal with the trauma. They were good friends. That what made the author confused about the incident. You could feel her struggle, her pain, her doubts as well as her sense in her words.
评分A brave woman, a book worth reading. She confronted the rapist, who was also her good friend, fourteen years after the sexual assault as a way to deal with the trauma. They were good friends. That what made the author confused about the incident. You could feel her struggle, her pain, her doubts as well as her sense in her words.
评分A brave woman, a book worth reading. She confronted the rapist, who was also her good friend, fourteen years after the sexual assault as a way to deal with the trauma. They were good friends. That what made the author confused about the incident. You could feel her struggle, her pain, her doubts as well as her sense in her words.
评分A brave woman, a book worth reading. She confronted the rapist, who was also her good friend, fourteen years after the sexual assault as a way to deal with the trauma. They were good friends. That what made the author confused about the incident. You could feel her struggle, her pain, her doubts as well as her sense in her words.
评分It haunts me at times when just like the author, I was seeing Mark more as a 'friend' rather than a 'rapist'.
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