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I really prefer not to read about sexualised violence... is it very graphic?

Hester The details that are revealed after the fact are extremely upsetting. And yes, some of them qualify as graphic in my book. But ultimately, it's not th…moreThe details that are revealed after the fact are extremely upsetting. And yes, some of them qualify as graphic in my book. But ultimately, it's not those details that will make you cry.(less)

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This book sounds so interesting, but I am too creeped out to read it. Not just for the attack, but for what comes in the days after. Does the phrase "they dogpiled on her" in person and on social media describe the social atmosphere?

Zoe Key I'm not completely finished yet, I've got about 80 pages left but the attack isn't described and the social media side of it is told more through Emma…moreI'm not completely finished yet, I've got about 80 pages left but the attack isn't described and the social media side of it is told more through Emma's reactions to it and how she copes than us actually seeing the social media posts etc, we get odd bits, the odd comment or tweet given to us but 90% of it is Emma's reaction. As far as I am into it anyway. But yes, there is the sense of she gets bombarded with social media opinions, negative and positive. (less)

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Was anyone else punched in the stomach by the ending or is that just me?