#eggshell skull

[yvonneyusa]

Jan - present reads.

[mixedlollybag]

My latest read and new favourite book.

Eggshell skull documents the real story of an Australian woman working as a Judge's associate, seeing the disparity of justice for women. Two years later she is back as a complainant in her own trial, having confronted her personal history and telling her own story.

This book does discuss sexual trauma and the was Bri coped with it. It does discuss the flaws of many systems in Australia. It describes events as they happened in 2014-2017. And it does overflow with fire, fury, and courage.

[yarnndglue]

{Wednesday 29 August 2018}

With all the excitement of getting a new job + training for my half-marathon, I have been procrastinating so much these last few weeks but I am finally back on track. I am a third of the way through an assignment due next week and on top of all my readings!

My goals for today:

Write 1000 words for my essay

Write up contract law notes

Go for a run

Make notes on past papers for contract law

[alotofconcordes]

Across 72 hours I neglected assignments, holiday jobs, me-time and basic hygiene to demolish this bang-on book about lady-warrior Bri Lee and her battle for vindication = Eggshell Skull. It was horrific to read the impact that her body and mind took because of an opportunistic m**ther f**ker thinking that their appendages had rights to that of another person. Those many bleak moments were really hard to get through and made me even more sadder and angrier :(  But the best bits were the politik and court-speak being explained in ways that even I could understand! It was like ‘Silk’ but on speed! And I love ‘Judge’. What a wonderful being!

I feel like I know way too many Sean’s. Just slobby slacker dudes who think minimal-effort is good enough and they cant see past their own dude blinkers. Oh and Samuel Levin’s - well he just needs an eye-gouging.

I basically just smashed through a 350 page + book in less than 3 days. I want more lady literature to help arm myself!

[mixedlollybag]

Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee

Started reading Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee. And oh boy did I have to dissociate / numb from the trauma in that book. Don't get me wrong, I'm 125 pages in and it's amazing. But things are so messed up with the Australian Justice system and with people who perpetrate violence.

That was just one trauma mention too much for me this week. Thank goodness none of my clients tomorrow have s*xual trauma.

[insolent--son]

How it feels to be Australian right now

[fourorfivemovements]

Screen Australia announces $700,000 in story development funding for 20 projects - IF Magazine

A feature film from Mia Wasikowska and a TikTok mockumentary series from the creators of 'Turn Up The Volume' are among the projects to be included in the newest round of story development funding from Screen Australia.

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Eggshell Skull Thirdborn Pty Ltd Genre: Drama Writer/Director: Mia Wasikowska Producers: Nicole O’Donohue, Shaun Grant, Justin Kurzel Synopsis: Eggshell Skull is a coming-of-rage story charting a young woman’s journey through the Australian legal system, first as a judge’s associate and then as a complainant seeking justice for a crime that has haunted her since childhood.

[dougwallen]

Bri Lee book feature for The Big Issue