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| Author | Jess Hill |
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| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Black Inc |
Publication date | 6/2019 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Pages | 416 |
| Awards | 2020Stella Prize |
| ISBN | 9781760641405 |
See What You Made Me Do is a 2019 non-fiction book by Australian investigative journalistJess Hill aboutdomestic violence in Australia. The book was published byBlack Inc and was the winner of the 2020Stella Prize. The book was adapted into a three-part documentary series that aired onSBS in 2021.
The book was first published in Australia in June 2019 byBlack Inc.[1] Adapted versions of the book were published in the United Kingdom byHurst Publishers in October 2020[2] and in the United States bySourcebooks in September 2020.[3]
The book received generally positive reviews. In a review for theSydney Review of Books, Alecia Simmonds called the book "comprehensive, well-researched and exquisitely written".[4] Writing inWesterly magazine, Jen Bowden called the book "a vital, thought-provoking and harrowing look at one of the biggest emergencies facing not just Australia, but the whole world".[5] InAustralian Book Review, Zora Simic called the book a "thorough, thoughtful, solutions-oriented examination that demands to be taken seriously".[6] The book also received positive reviews inThe Conversation[7] andReadings Monthly.[8]
The heavily adapted US edition of the book received a more mixed review inKirkus Reviews, which suggested that Hill's analysis of domestic violence in the United States was less convincing than her portrayal of other countries.[9] But the US edition was more positively reviewed inPublishers Weekly, which wrote that the book was a "nuanced and eye-opening study of a hidden crisis".[10]
| Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Walkley Book Award | Finalist | [11] |
| Australian Human Rights Commission Media Award | Finalist | [12] | |
| 2020 | Stella Prize | Winner | [13][14] |
| ABIA General Non-Fiction Book of the Year | Shortlisted | [15] | |
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards | Shortlisted | [16] | |
| Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Non-fiction | Shortlisted | [17] | |
| Indie Book Awards | Longlisted | [18] |
The book was adapted into a three-part documentary series that aired onSBS in May 2021.[19] The series received positive reviews, including in theSydney Morning Herald,[20]The Saturday Paper,[21]The Guardian,[22] andCrikey.[23]