Know My Name

The experience of reading this memoir by Chanel Miller is extremely emotional. I found myself feeling angry at a flawed justice system, disappointed in a judgmental society that seeks to blame the victim, heartbroken over the pain and suffering Chanel and her family endured, and disgust at the lack of accountability placed on the rapist. Ms. Miller's account of her experience as Emily Doe, the victim of a sexual assault while unconscious, is very raw and revealing. It allows us to see her side of the story finally.

This book is not easy to read because it makes the reader feel uncomfortable emotions. But any book that is going to have an impact most likely needs to make us uncomfortable. My only complaint about the book is that some sections could have been better edited to eliminate some repetitiveness.