DUELING REVIEW: The Shadow and the Star, Part II

Trigger warnings:

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childhood sexual abuse, orientalism, rape, racism.

Note: Jennie asked me to collaborate on this review with her and as it turned out, we had a lot of thoughts. So many that we decided to split this review in three. This is the second part. You can find the first part of our discussion linked below. The third will run in two days. –Janine

Part I

Janine: I didn’t find Samuel believable as a character. Despite his extensive exposure to sex as a child, he doesn’...