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beautiful, poetic, lyrical, raw, melodic, heart breaking, Yeah, I read it in two days, It's a must read for rape survivors, Amazing courageous band beautifully written, Remind yourself right now: Never judge a book by its cover, In the case of The Year After: A Memoir, its looks like its title appear rather bland, But inside is a gripping story that might even bring tears to your eyes, You see, the author Ashley Warner was raped, Her book is an almost daybyday account of what happened starting from the moment a stranger forced himself into her apartment to the firstyear anniversary of her survival, Its a rare look into a victims mind during the assault and how she slowly manages to put her shambled life back to together,

When I began reading, one of the first things I noticed was how much Warner did “right, ” Her immediately reported the incident, submitted to a medical examination, and sought the comfort of family and friends, In addition, the legal proceedings went rather favorably for her, This is not to say that everything was hunkydory, Warner was constantly in doubt about her selfworth and her actions, Did she deserve to be raped Was she wrong in submitting and not physically defending herself Would she ever be able to have a normal relationship again She also suffered financially, tolerated sexual harassment from unsympathetic coworkers, and alienated friends and family who didnt know how to relate to her problem.
But she somehow she managed, seeking solace in a support group and empowerment in a selfdefense class, And by taking her time, Warner heals, She masters up the courage to try new things, pursue a new career, and eventually take ownership over her sexuality,

Id recommend The Year After for books clubs and support groups because theres so many discussion possibilities, Family and friends are both help and hindrance, Rape victims, as shown by the members of Warners support group, vary in how they cope, especially when it comes to their sexual relationships,

Readers may also take notice of Warners deepseated “white guilt” issues, She gets defensive when questioned about the racial identity of her attacker, While shed like to pretend that things like that arent important, they clearly are necessary for apprehending criminals, Race comes up again when shes applying for public assistance, Shes almost apologetic when a government employee makes an insensitive remark to her, Its sad that, as victim of both a rape and of an inefficient bureaucratic system, she perhaps subconsciously takes on the identity of the perpetrator,

The Year After had some loose ends that were left untied, and a lot of content repetition which is fine for everyday life,

but gets a bit tiresome in a book.
In addition, the author veered away from her “year after” theme meaning the initial year after when she devoted the last few chapters to the second to the twentieth years after.
Im not sure why she chose to do that when shes obviously guarded about her current career and personal life, These later chapters are disconnected from the rest of the book, If theres ever a second edition, I hope the author will consolidate those later years into the Afterward, where vague comments about where shes been since are easily tolerated,

If you pick up this book, be forewarned, Reading The Year After was like watching people get shot at or beaten up in a documentary film, It affected me in profound ways, Id put it down for days at a time because it was difficult to face the trauma of both the rape and the aftermath, But I dont regret one minute I spent reading it,

Disclaimer: I received this book as a First Reads giveaway winner on GoodReads, com. There was no obligation to write a review, A long, hard read but worth it! Subject matter is not glossed over, which is why I had to put the book down several times, but, the end chapters give something to rejoice.
Great read for survivors. With unflinching honesty and unsinkable spirit, The Year After offers a rare and intimate portrait of trauma, Inspired by original journal entries, the daily challenges of recovery from rape at the restless age ofare artfully interwoven with reflections from early childhood and twenty years beyond in the search for understanding so familiar to those who have wrestled with lifechanging upheaval.
Now a psychoanalyst, Warner subtly brings a forwardlooking perspective to the narrative while remaining true to the arduous journey through emotional volatility, interpersonal conflict, and the tasks of criminal prosecution after the rapist is identified in a lineup.
The result is an empowering memoir about the courage to heal and the promise of peace, This book has been on my " To Read" list since July, I was so disappointed! It feels almost wrong and harsh to not give a memoir about such a terrible subject a bad review, I got pretty far into the book and finally just gave up, The writing style was bland, I couldn't make that readercharacter connection, I received this book for free through a Goodreads Giveaway, Being a survivor of sexual abuse, this book hit home, It was at times way too much and I physically had to sit it down, Other times it was liberating to know what the human body and mind can overcome, Five for this beautiful woman, I received this book as a Goodreads advanced readers copy, I think unless you've been through rape it's hard to know exactly what the person is going through, Ashley is a remarkable woman to have gone through this and to be able to write about it, even if it has been a very long time, it still isn't a long time for her.
Ashley has been able to describe what happened to her and how she has recovered, I think this book is a good book for others to read that had been raped and then also their friends and family to know what's going on with them when they are depressed, when they are angry and know that it's not directed at them.
The rate that victim needs to know that they have an outlet for their anger and the people are there for them during their depression, The Year After by Ashley Warner was a tale about one woman's experience with rape,

That seems like such a horrible way to word that sentence, but this story is a year's worth of journals about what happened after the rape and a few extra stories from years later.
There is literally journals from every single day after, all, and it shows how one woman has dealt with that horrible situation, Her job, her friends, her apartment, the lawsuits, her family it is all discussed and shown to be aspects of her life that were affected because contrary to popular belief this affects your ENTIRE life.


This story is just one of many about these types of situations, In our world today, it's hard to believe people can't understand how damaging this can feel and how this is a real life situation that can happen to anyone, Having just one story show many sides of the rape has made me feel a little better about humanity, While rape is still happening, and that's not good in short terms, this book does shed light on real life situations, More books like this should be read to shown this can happen to anyone and it's not a piece of pie to deal with,

This story took guts, and to me its inspirational, Everyone has their dark secrets and past that they don't need to tell, but Ashley shared it with readers, There's nothing that can fix the hurt she faced, but if this book can bring one more reader out to understand why this shouldn't happen and potentially stop someone it'll have done it's job.


This book can bring a discussion up, I almost wish this book would have been made at the time I was in gradegym class, Rape was a short discussion being told "it happens" and that was all, We knew what it was, was told as girls it'll happen to somebody and that we'll deal with it, No, that's not right. This book should be given to classes to understand this is a discussion, not a "oh well" sort of situation,

While there were parts of this book I didn't like the super short chapters with three sentences on a page that hardly takes away from the story, This journey is super important and I highly suggest everyone read this book or a book similar to it to understand the pain, the survival, and the changes that a situation like this can have on someone.


Thank you for this tale Ashley, what a fantastic book,

Four out of five,

I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads, Amazingly written. Describes the healing journey of the author Ashely Warner who's now a psychoanalyst and offers hope for those who are in the same boat,
Indeed, past experiences do not define who we are nevertheless, they may very well have shaped us and made us who we really are now, An interesting read especially for those who are interested in psychology and feminism, I didn't want to put this book down, but at times I absolutely had to do I could process my feelings, It's unflinchingly honest, raw, and feels, sadly, all too familiar, This is a mustread, actually written by an old friend, While it feels wrong to call the story of person's personal trauma, despair, grieving and ultimate recovery "a pageturner," The Year After is one I could not put down, Ashley Warner has shared her personal journey in a beautifullywritten, heartwrenching, candid and sometimes humorous manner that taught this reader more than any textbook could about the emotional destruction of rape.
Very hard to believe this is her first book, Read it. .