The Rapist File

by Les Sussman

Authors Les Sussman and Sally Bordwell went into prisons throughout the United States to learn what makes men rape. These chilling, in-depth interviews into the minds of 15 sexual offenders make for compelling reading and help us to understand what is behind the horrifying crime of rape, whose statistics seem to grow each year.

Genres: Nonfiction, Sociology, Feminism

224 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1991

Reviews

[Antoinette · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sometimes I just have to laugh at the things I expose myself to. I have a hard time even assigning a rating to an experience like this book. At times I found it a burden to have in the room. I would tuck in under things while I slept and went about my day. I mean how do you even rate a book like this? I almost regret ever picking it up, but there is a method to my madness. I read an article on the feminist website Jezebel this December. The article, written by Ann North, talks about a study done by psychologists that compared snippets of popular men's magazines with excerpts from The Rapist File. The horrifying conclusion of the study was that men actually found the quotes from men's magazines to be more oppressive to women than actual quotes from rapists... Of course, I am only summarizing an article about an actual study. You can read the actual article and follow the link to the study on the Jezebel website: http://jezebel.com/5866602/can-you-te.... Like the researchers interviewed I would like to state that I am no prude. I know that sexual media is a very real and vital part of society. I also know that crimes against women often go unreported, and are still on the rise. I know approximately 1 in 5 women is raped. This book was published in 1991, but it still hits on very real and terrifying things that are happening now. Are we creating the monsters and then ignoring them? Or is it something more significant? I'm really not sure, but this book probably has some answers that are worth revisiting.

[Becky · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is amazing. Amazing in that way that I almost cried when I first read it.

[Bryon Brandt]

The book is in the addressed envelope to the man.
But I haven't mailed it yet.