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jmyepes's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Body horror, Gore, and Murder
henrismum's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
First in series -Paul Brenner / Second by Author
Audiobook (All of my entries on The Story Graph are audiobooks.)
Why I added this book to my TBR pile: I read DeMille's The Cuban Affair last August and enjoyed it. I put his name on my list of authors to read more of, and his number finally came up.
Will I read more of the series / author?Probably Not Maybe Highly Likely (The only drawback about DeMille's books is that they are so looooong.)
This book was published the year I graduated from college. I would not have read it thirty-one years ago. It was difficult to read now. The story is about sexual assault and the deterioration of family love and self-love and trust; it's not about incest . Here we are, in new millennia, and women are still being raped and assaulted in the military.
DeMille attempts to give a lot of prespecitve in this work. Initially I thought he was being misogynistic because he writes about the victim being promiscuous, but her promiscuity is the result of sexual trauma. I hope DeMille's message is obvious to those who have read this, but I still think people might say she got what she deserved.
The narrator was Scott Brick. He has a great voice of DeMille's work.
Source: New York Public Library
Audiobook (All of my entries on The Story Graph are audiobooks.)
Why I added this book to my TBR pile: I read DeMille's The Cuban Affair last August and enjoyed it. I put his name on my list of authors to read more of, and his number finally came up.
Will I read more of the series / author?
This book was published the year I graduated from college. I would not have read it thirty-one years ago. It was difficult to read now. The story is about sexual assault and the deterioration of family love and self-love and trust; it's not about incest . Here we are, in new millennia, and women are still being raped and assaulted in the military.
DeMille attempts to give a lot of prespecitve in this work. Initially I thought he was being misogynistic because he writes about the victim being promiscuous, but her promiscuity is the result of sexual trauma. I hope DeMille's message is obvious to those who have read this, but I still think people might say she got what she deserved.
The narrator was Scott Brick. He has a great voice of DeMille's work.
Source: New York Public Library
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Gore, Sexual assault, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Infidelity, Sexism, and Sexual violence
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