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Books That Deal With Sexual Assault and Abuse

One of the best ways to allow sexual harassment, abuse, and assault is for us all to keep quiet about it. The authors of the books below have chosen not to be silent. They chose to include or focus on acts of sexual violence rather than shying away from them, even in fictional narratives they constructed.
These stories need to be told and there need to be more of them written and read.
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Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
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Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
Emma Donoghue
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Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
Alan Moore
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We Need New Names (Noviolet Bulawayo)
We Need New Names
Noviolet Bulawayo
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The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
Isabel Allende
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Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
Gabriel García Márquez
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The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
Arundhati Roy
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Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
Haruki Murakami
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Out (Natsuo Kirino)
Out
Natsuo Kirino
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A Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
A Tale for the Time Being
Ruth Ozeki
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Blood and Guts in High School (Kathy Acker)
Blood and Guts in High School
Kathy Acker
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The Autumn of the Patriarch (El Otoño Del Patriarca) 1975
The Autumn of the Patriarch (El Otoño Del Patriarca) 1975
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The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
Louise Erdrich
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Mr. Fox (Helen Oyeyemi)
Mr. Fox
Helen Oyeyemi
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The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
Angela Carter
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Ada or Ardor (Vladimir Nabokov)
Ada or Ardor
Vladimir Nabokov
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A Discovery of Strangers (Rudy Wiebe)
A Discovery of Strangers
Rudy Wiebe
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Breath, Eyes, Memory
Breath, Eyes, Memory
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Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Blood Meridian, Or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarth
Blood Meridian, Or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarth
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The Violent Bear It Away
The Violent Bear It Away
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The Vagrants (Yiyun Li)
The Vagrants
Yiyun Li
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson
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Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
Laurie Halse Anderson
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If You Find Me (Emily Murdoch)
If You Find Me
Emily Murdoch
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In the Heat of the Night (Novel)
In the Heat of the Night (Novel)
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Naked
Naked
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky
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The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison
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Push (Sapphire)
Push
Sapphire
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Bad Behavior: Stories (Mary Gaitskill)
Bad Behavior: Stories
Mary Gaitskill
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Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
V.C. Andrews
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Lucky (Alice Sebold)
Lucky
Alice Sebold
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
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Swamplandia (Karen Russell)
Swamplandia
Karen Russell
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The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
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Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
Vladimir Nabokov
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Pig Tales
Pig Tales
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Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump
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