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sarafornes's review against another edition
informative
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Violence
krammedshelf's review
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
3.5
Recently, I'm interested in reading about gender-based violence. When I came across this book, I knew I had to prepare my gut to read it. In Dead Girls, Selva Almada brought a piece of journalistic that is blended with her experience surrounding the femicide occurs in Argentina. She reconstructed the case of three girls murdered in the 80s, where the murderers were never captured. It took three years for Almada to do her research; collecting documents and newspapers, visiting the girls' families, tracing the line and connecting the dots. It was a respectful and factual approach of the brutalism working class women have to endure.
Dead Girls shines a light on the effect of divided class system which results in the way society treats working class women--including girls and children--as a disposable tool, and are often placed in a situation that leaves them vulnerable. It shows how the system fails to protect them and how it lets the abusers/perpetrators/murderers remain free and innocent. Almada's own voice and experience gives readers greater understanding of the femicide itself. Her words are reminder that it's not just a case that happens somewhere far away outside our country, but it can happen anywhere in the world.
Although this book raises a conversation about gender-based violence and femicide, there's something that irks me; the choice of words that doesn't sit well with me, like using a racial slur and casual ableism.
Eventually, Dead Girls serves as a voice for countless voiceless women who are still fighting or have lost their life to gender-based violence. It is a crucial and timely read.
Dead Girls shines a light on the effect of divided class system which results in the way society treats working class women--including girls and children--as a disposable tool, and are often placed in a situation that leaves them vulnerable. It shows how the system fails to protect them and how it lets the abusers/perpetrators/murderers remain free and innocent. Almada's own voice and experience gives readers greater understanding of the femicide itself. Her words are reminder that it's not just a case that happens somewhere far away outside our country, but it can happen anywhere in the world.
Although this book raises a conversation about gender-based violence and femicide, there's something that irks me; the choice of words that doesn't sit well with me, like using a racial slur and casual ableism.
Eventually, Dead Girls serves as a voice for countless voiceless women who are still fighting or have lost their life to gender-based violence. It is a crucial and timely read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual violence
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