Any Man

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Tamblyn's first novel, Any Man, [26] was released June 2018. Its plot centers on a serial female rapist who preys on men. Her second book, a memoir and feminist manifesto titled Era of Ignition, [27] was released in March 2019. The book is a personal exploration of feminism during divisive times. Amber Tamblyn Expecting First Child With Husband David Cross". The Hollywood Reporter. October 26, 2016. From an acclaimed horror writer, a chilling tale of blood-hungry children who rise from the dead in this innovative spin on apocalyptic vampire fiction. Warning for anyone unaware - this is extremely triggering content. I had to set the book down at least a dozen times and walk away. It messed me up in more ways than one. But it's also one of the most stunningly written and expertly told books I've ever come across. I think pregnancy weaponizes you and turns your mind the most feral it will ever be,” she says. This art studio we’re sitting in is something of a mother’s shrine to a daughter, fitting scenery for Tamblyn to express the immense physical and emotional shifts that happen to new parents.

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Just like for women, our “Maude” could be any man who walks into a bar. Any man we pass on the street. Any man we ride in an elevator with. It's not all men, but it's enough of them. It's not all men, but we have no way of knowing which men it is. Hetero women are the only species who need to mate with our only known predator. You know, what I mean? This is, far and away, the only book I have read in literally a decade that has made me this emotional and awe-inspired. Bruni, Isabella (March 5, 2018). " 'I Will Not Be Bullied': Amber Tamblyn Under Fire Following Tweets About Hasidic Jews". NBC New York . Retrieved April 28, 2022. An utterly propulsive and unpredictable psychological thriller from stunning new talent T. Marie Vandelly Full disclosure: I received a free e-ARC for review through Edelweiss. Trigger warning for rape, including the rape of children and nonhuman animals, as well as victim blaming, transphobia, suicide, PTSD, anorexia, self-injury, and more.)

Next time someone asks me my favourite book of all time, I’ll have a hard time not saying this one. Tamblyn, Amber (April 18, 2011). Free Stallion: Poems. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. ISBN 978-1442430877 . Retrieved May 7, 2013. Not since Lionel Shriver brought us We Need to Talk About Kevin has a writer delved into the complexities of a disturbed mother/son relationship. Until now. Tamblyn's first TV role was Emily Bowen (later known as Emily Quartermaine) on the soap opera General Hospital, a role that she played for six years (from 1995 to 2001). [4] She also starred in "Evergreen", the pilot episode of the second The Twilight Zone revival in 2002. [5] [6] [7] Tamblyn became better known playing Joan Girardi, a teenage girl who receives frequent visits from God, on the CBS drama series Joan of Arcadia. [8] Tamblyn's father made several appearances as God in the form of a dog walker on the show, which ran from 2003 to 2005. That was almost twenty years ago. You can't shut me up about the shit I got up to in college but I've only just started telling that story. I think I've been ashamed for a long time that I didn't do anything to stop him. Like where was my self respect? Or that "I'm gonna mess you up if you even think about giving me any grief" attitude everyone I've ever known will tell you I wear all over me like a goddamn badge of honor? Where was that? Logically I know how stupid that is. Logically I know that it doesn't matter what I was wearing or doing or not doing. I could have been naked on that bus and he still would have had no right to do what he did. I had every right to scream my head off, punch him in the face, call the cops and have him arrested.

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Zasky, Jason. "A Plea to the Television Gods". Failuremag.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2013 . Retrieved May 7, 2013. As bold as it is timely, Any Man paints a searing portrait of survival and is a tribute to those who have lived through the nightmare of sexual assault. It’s ironic that this character would then go on to be raped and have feminists rally around him, even though he's spent years demonizing them. It's the difference between living your life with actual principles and living your life based on hatred.We hear ALL the time how a woman shouldn't have worn that short skirt or dressed herself up like that if she didn't want the attention. How she was just asking for it. In this novel, we hear about how he shouldn't have gotten drunk at the bar while his wife was at home with the kids. What was he thinking? STOP VICTIMIZING THE VICTIMS FURTHER. How many of you think men CAN'T get raped? Why do we, as a society, blame the victim, use them as the story of the day and then toss them aside when something more horrifying comes alone? She also uses artistic choices to blend the horrors of everyday life with the horrors of the genre to create a sort of otherworldly, monstrous look at perpetrators of sexual violence. The imagery at times is disturbing and may make your skin crawl— that is her intention.

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The perpetrator of these horrendous crimes surprisingly has very little to say, as the focus of the narrative is on her male victims. By turning the tables on the typical serial assailant trope, Tamblyn challenges the widely held beliefs of the public at large in regard to how we treat victims. This also allows a discussion about male fragility and the patriarchy. Truly one of the most powerful and thought-provoking stories I've ever read. This a work of art. It's also extremely difficult to read, quite possibly the most difficult book I've read—and I've read A Little Life. But unlike that book, I felt that Any Man came across as more real. Not to say the events of A Little Life don't happen to people, but Yanagihara's intentions with that book are much different than Tamblyn's, and personally I found Tamblyn's even more effective and moving. Though this review isn't meant to compare the two books anyway, so let's move on. What You Need to Know: This is a story about the male victims of a serial rapist known only as "Maude". So just know going into this book that the subject matter is graphic and intense. Also carve out the time to read this book cover to cover because once you start, you won't be able to put it down. Additionally, the way it's written is meant to evoke the feeling, at times, of what it is to be a survivor of sexual assault in all its different forms. Tamblyn does such a good job with portraying various survivors' reactions that at times I had to stop myself from reading on for a bit to recover. If you do choose to read this book, I cannot recommend the audiobook highly enough. This is arguably the most well produce audiobook I've ever listened to. It's immersive, which you could argue is what makes the reading experience even more visceral; and that is, again, quite disturbing.

Tamblyn, Amber (September 16, 2017). "Opinion | Amber Tamblyn: I'm Done With Not Being Believed". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved April 28, 2022. When I first read the synopsis for Any Man, I was skeptical. Best case scenario, I thought it might be a well-meaning - but ultimately doomed - attempt to foster empathy for survivors of rape by switching up the genders: making the perpetrator a woman, and her victims men. I say doomed because, let's face it: the same misogynist stereotypes that blame and shame women also silence male victims. If women are the weaker sex, how frail must a man be to be physically overpowered by a woman? How can a woman "rape" a man when intercourse hinges on his arousal? (Assuming a pretty narrow definition of rape or sexual assault, this.) If men are DTF 24/7, how can one possibly be raped? And so on and so forth.

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Not only is this the best book I've read in 2023, it's one of the best books I've read in my L I F E. This is not a narrative novel in the typical sense. There are no real scenes, no setting, no description. It is abstract in its prose, but it's in this abstract style that you are hit with so much raw, unflinching emotion that it becomes impossible to look away. Though it may become so overwhelming for some, you need to take an emotional reading break. Tamblyn, Amber (August 30, 2009). "Amber Tamblyn: Confessions of a Child Star". Interview by Kevin Sessums, August 30, 2009. Parade Publications, Inc . Retrieved April 3, 2012. An award winning actor, Ben Foster can be seen in the films Birds of America, 3:10 to Yuma, and X-Men 3: The Last Stand among many others. He shared the SAG Award for Best Ensemble Cast for his work on the acclaimed HBO drama Six Feet Under, and garnered a Daytime Emmy for his lead performance in Showtime's Bang Bang You're Dead. Like Sebastian White, a gay Libertarian opinion writer who hates feminists and liberals and goes on and on about what a unicorn he is being a gay man in the alt-right movement.Kaufman, Gil (May 14, 2020). "Every One of Your Favorite Comedians Covered 'Weird Al' Yankovic's 'Eat It': Watch". Billboard . Retrieved May 16, 2020. Whatever her reasons, Any Man is a valuable addition to the literature on rape culture. I think it might be especially useful to those who know someone who has been assaulted - Any Man can help the friends and families of survivors understand and empathize with what their loved ones are going through. But then, doesn't this include most - if not all - of us?