| Books on Rape |
| I never called it Rape; Robin Warshaw- I really liked this book. It is about aquaintence rape and focuses on a study done by Mary P. Koss for Ms. Magizine. It gave some great suggestions for dealing with rape and had personal stories that helped me feel less alone. After Silence; Nancy Raine This was the first book I read after my rape. I found it to be exactly what I needed and infact highlighted most of the book. Raine tells the story of her rape and how she kept silent for many years following. I appreciated this book becaue it made me feel less alone in what I was going through. Like someone truely understood. Lucky; Alice Sebold This was told as it was a fictional story even though it was not. I cried through a few parts, and it taught me a lot about how to interact with people after being raped. I finished it in one sitting! Trauma and Recovery; Judith Herman This is more technical than the other books I mentioned, but still taught a lot about post traumatic stress disorder. It does not just talk about rape, but also prisoners of war and war vetrans. It provides a very good psychological profile of what is going on. |