#sam tag

MELANIE LYNSKEY as SHAUNA SHIPMAN

YES OF COURSE!

hi sam, beloved!!

i'm actually a much bigger consumer of non-fiction reads, believe it or not! i find they don't fuck with my writing as much. that being said, i go through phases, so these might seem a little out of pocket because they're just the ones on the brain!

eggshell skull - bri lee (a judge's associate returns to the legal system as the complainant in her own case of csa - does a great job of portraying how impossible the justice system can be to navigate, even when you are intimately aware of the justice system). TW: csa, ed descriptions, self-harm.

flawed hero - chris masters (follows the defamation proceedings brought by a highly decorated SAS soldier against two australian reporters and their employer - covers both the damning evidence of war crimes and the psychological toll of a defamation proceeding on the parties, witnesses and those seeking justice). TW: descriptions of war crimes, violence.

long walk to freedom - nelson mandela (autobiography of nelson mandela from youth to becoming president, including his imprisonment - i read this a long time ago but it left such an impression on me because of mandela's sheer perseverance in the face of so much adversity). TW: racism, violence.

educated - tara westover (follows a woman growing up in a family of survivalist mormons - i know a lot of people don't like this book, but as someone who grew up in religion i found parts of it very haunting, and other parts inspiring). TW: abuse, neglect.

shoe dog - phil knight (memoir by the creator of nike. yeah i knowwww corporate america! but i liked how gritty this was and how it didn't try to be a 5-step how-to guide for overnight millions. i really loved the parts about nike signing rogue athletes and hoping for the best!).

there are heaps more and these aren't necessarily my FAVOURITES (that being said i've read most of these more than once so...)