![]() ![]() Why is it rude, he asks, to say what your book is about? Because who wants to enter a conversation about sexual assault? But isn’t that the point? Chris says. If somebody asks what I’m working on, I don’t know what to say. ![]() Format: 3 60 pp., hardcover Size: 5.9” x 8.8” Price: $25.95 Publisher: Tin House The FBI’s definition of rape in 2003: “The carnal knowledge of a female, forcibly and against her will.” The FBI’s definition of rape in 2013: “Penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim.” What prompts the author to call her experience “rape”: In a victim impact statement for a 2016 criminal trial against Brock Turner, Emily Doe uses the word “rape.” Representative Passage: “I tell Chris how hard it is to talk to acquaintances lately. ![]()
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