The Incest Diary book review: A History of (Sexual) Violence

My review of The Incest Diary, an anonymously published purported memoir recounting the life of a woman who was subjected to extreme sexual abuse by her father, and the subsequent ramifications this had on her life. Though it perhaps goes without saying, this one's rough, so be warned.
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[@mehwhatever9726]

If it makes a reader feel violated, it does it's job.

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

I definitely felt pretty violated after reading it. :(

[@williamgass9242]

That's its job? So it's fake?

[@nikkivenable73]

Never heard of this one but it sounds somewhat interesting.

[@JasonFuhrman]

"Good old fashioned rape-rape." Quotable as always no matter how dark haha.
I had never heard of this book, but the first thing that came to mind was: is this even real?
Based on what you said, it does seem over the top to be a true account. I'm which case, who would concoct this?

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

Salacious tell-alls can be lucrative products, I suppose. ;D

[@SmallSpaceCorgi]

I've heard about this one, and I've edged away from it. There are some tales that I'm not at all sure I want to hear. But come Saturday morning, I'll be listening in to this. I won't try to justify lmyself-- I'll be there to realize (once again) how horrible humans can be to one another.

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

Well, while this book is certainly horrific, as I mention in the review, (and as other reviewers have also mentioned), its status as factual account may be rather...questionable. At times it feels just a teensy bit "much". But, real or not, it's sort of like a trainwreck; you're horrified, but you can't look away. :(

[@SmallSpaceCorgi]

@@TH3F4LC0Nx I felt the same way reading Bataille's "Story of the Eye".

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

@@SmallSpaceCorgi Lol, I've given thought to reading that in the past, but every time I do I dissuade myself because I feel like I'd just end up not liking it.

[@SmallSpaceCorgi]

@@TH3F4LC0Nx It's worth reading, but you have to be in a mood for very, very black comedy.

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

@@SmallSpaceCorgi I may one day give it a go. I do like black comedy on occasion. ;)

[@dustinneely]

I just can't. Yucky. 🤢

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

Very yucky indeed. :(