This book was so amazing. I have thoroughly enjoyed Krakauer's writing in the past, but this book blew them all away and has definitely become one of my favorites. He takes a really in depth look at several specific sexual assaults in a college town and how they were handled by the victims, college, police, and public. It's incredibly detailed and well researched and such an important book. Krakauer is a fantastic ally in this book and does a great job being a vehicle for these women's stories without inserting himself and his thoughts over them.

This is a book I'd highly recommend especially to people who've never had personal experience with sexual assault who are looking to understand the flawed system and how it affects victims. Krakauer does a good job explaining everything, probably in part because he started this book from a point of ignorance himself. Although it's still worthwhile if you already have experience/understanding on these issues.

I do want to add that this book is incredibly graphic and difficult to read. Krakauer writes the rapes in excruciating detail and I had to keep taking breaks because it was so hard. I read a fair number of books that include rape and this was probably one of the most emotionally difficult for me to get through.