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Tamblyn took inspiration from her friend Rose McGowan — who was appalled that every article about her bore the face of her assailant (Harvey Weinstein) — and gave her rapist character no voice or POV, as it would have seemed more “violent” if we were allowed to see this as the rapist’s story. She began researching every day, falling down “rabbit holes” of sexual assault case histories and sensationalist TV shows, and just when she was gaining momentum on the book and finding exactly what she wanted to add to the conversation, she had to stop writing completely.

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The book is woven together with poetry, prose, journal entries, radio show dialogue, tweets and dating app chats and monologues and erratic thoughts. You live within the characters as they speak; you watch the news, you read the tweets, you see the texts. It's a sobering experience that shows you just how awful we are online. You are on the outside looking in, taking you away from your own timelines and newsfeeds, and forcing you to see how we behave as a group from a clearer, more distant perspective.In 2019, Penguin Random House published a collection of her cultural criticism and memoir essays, "Era of Ignition; Coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution." Zasky, Jason. "A Plea to the Television Gods". Failuremag.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2013 . Retrieved May 7, 2013. Tamblyn, Amber (March 5, 2019). Era of Ignition: Coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution. Crown Archetype. ISBN 9780062688927.

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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. This third book of poems from actress Tamblyn (Bang Ditto) could be a large-scale media event, but it’s also a good read. Prominent since her teens in film and especially TV, Tamblyn has Continue reading » Still, from this forced break, she was able to absorb copious amounts of media that would then inform the chapters of her book. Like a short one that’s written as a transcript of a cable-news provocateur show, modeled on “Nancy Grace,” where the four commentators callously discuss the rape case of the first victim, a man named Donald Ellis. Honestly, though I have no real issue with that kind of fiction. I do think books and shows, done right, are a source of light to shine onto the issues women face. People have an easier time learning empathy from fiction. I think it's important to show women that we are not alone in our experiences, to show others what those experiences can be and load up our arsenals with the options we see that might save our lives, should we ever need to. Sub-Genre/Themes: Genre blending, Epistolary, SA, Serial Assault, Violence, Trauma, Suicide, TherapyGalloway, Stephen (April 20, 2014). "Inside Tarantino's 'Hateful Eight' Reading: Director Reveals He's Writing Second Draft, With New Ending". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved February 5, 2017.