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By Melanie · 16 posts · 51 views
By Melanie · 16 posts · 51 views
last updated Apr 25, 2019 06:37AM
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I wonder why this book wasn't on the Manbooker longlist this year. Too angry maybe? Because it is an angry book. And political.
The anger and the politics are wrapped skillfully in a dark and often confrontational tale, a parable really, about how we perceive and mistreat female victims of sexual harrassment or sexual scandals, in particular if the men involved hold positions of power, politically or economically. And with "we" I mean men and women, because the ten women in the book - who are kep ...more
The anger and the politics are wrapped skillfully in a dark and often confrontational tale, a parable really, about how we perceive and mistreat female victims of sexual harrassment or sexual scandals, in particular if the men involved hold positions of power, politically or economically. And with "we" I mean men and women, because the ten women in the book - who are kep ...more
Jul 27, 2018
Shawn Mooney (Shawn Breathes Books)
rated it
did not like it
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review of another edition
Oh my god what an inferior piece of garbage. Doesn’t hold a candle to the novels it was obviously trying to emulate: Lord of The Flies, The Handmaid’s Tale, etc. It did start out strong, and the writing on the sentence level was often quite good. But flimsy characterization and an infuriatingly ridiculous premise ruined it utterly. It was nonsensical that a group of ten or so young women would allow themselves to be controlled and abused by a trio of pathetic, idiotic captors wielding a grand to
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No. Just no.
This was a brilliant work of art: raw, savage, dark, relentless yet also hopeful and empowering! This is one of the darkest novels that I have ever read but throughout it, even through the most violent and harrowing moments, I felt the authenticity of the author's voice and intent and I knew that I was in safe hands. I knew that there were greater ideas that needed to be discussed and explored and that this was an important story to tell.
The most powerful and impactful moments for me were when ...more
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Just finished & wow..... I know a lot of people love this book but wow I found it hard to read. Maybe it was the real ness since there has been an increase in sexual assaults & murders of women. I’m hearing more dehumanising comments about woman in media & conversations. Abortion laws changing. This book honestly the content was just too much i know it could have been so much worse. Positives the story is very original. I can’t honestly say that about many books I’ve read. The writing was great
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Jun 03, 2016
Kathleen
marked it as to-read
Jun 07, 2016
Nina Pernina
marked it as to-read
Jun 18, 2016
Jess
marked it as to-read
Aug 07, 2016
Aileen Sitero
marked it as to-read
Feb 19, 2017
Jo
marked it as to-read
May 22, 2017
Amy
rated it
it was ok
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review of another edition
Shelves:
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Jul 11, 2018
Erynn Wilson
marked it as to-read
Oct 11, 2018
katieswildreads
marked it as to-read
Feb 18, 2019
Leslie
marked it as to-read
May 27, 2019
Claire
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Sep 09, 2019
Lauren
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Aug 23, 2020
Kim
marked it as to-read
