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challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
I did not like this book & don't recommend it to anyone who has triggers around CSA & child abuse.
I think that this story could've been told without graphic descriptions of child sexual assault & rape. While these things were the reality of these characters, I feel that the on page assault of children accomplishes nothing from a narrative perspective. Almost nothing else about the book stood out to me other than this & any historical value or interest it would hold is eliminated through the graphic sexual violence. I did finish the book though because I wanted to find out what happened to one of the characters so I suppose the characters were written well enough to care about.
I think that this story could've been told without graphic descriptions of child sexual assault & rape. While these things were the reality of these characters, I feel that the on page assault of children accomplishes nothing from a narrative perspective. Almost nothing else about the book stood out to me other than this & any historical value or interest it would hold is eliminated through the graphic sexual violence. I did finish the book though because I wanted to find out what happened to one of the characters so I suppose the characters were written well enough to care about.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Classism, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual violence
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