'Vanasco has written exactly the book we need right now. I wish everyone would read it.’ Melissa Febos, author of Abandon Me

'Explodes rape culture at the level of language, shows us how we are trapped and how we might make ourselves free. This is a brilliant book, an astonishingly fierce inquiry into the places language won't go.’ Emily Geminder, author of Dead Girls

'Brave and compelling… Vanasco muddles through the silt of her thoughts to create a language for something we don’t talk about.' The Paris Review, staff pick

'With deep self-consciousness, courage, and nuance, the author reveals the inner universe of her survivorship... An extraordinarily brave work of self- and cultural reflection.' Kirkus Reviews

'A powerful memoir... a painful reminder of the ugly ways some men treat women, and Vanasco’s nuanced story will resonate with those who’ve endured sexual inappropriateness in any form.' Publishers Weekly

'Cuts through the silence of deep betrayal, gives contour to the aching space between forgiveness and absolution, and offers a living testament to the endless wreckage of sexual assault.’ Amy Jo Burns, author of Cinderland