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Strange Sally Diamond is absolutely beautifully written. From the plot to character development, chefs kiss. This is not a story for everyone, it is very dark. Although a lot of people did not like the ending I appreciated the realism behind a not so happy ending, that’s life.
Sally Diamond is the product of a pedophile who kidnapped her mother who was an 11 year old. You go through the trauma and “social deficiencies” Sally struggles with as she just learns she was adopted by the two psychologists that helped her and her mother adapt into society once found. Not only do you hear the story of Sally but also have the chance to learn about Sally’s older sibling who is also a product of rape and lived with Sally until she was found but was treated completely different.
This book is haunting and will stay with me for a while.
Graphic: Confinement, Pedophilia, Kidnapping
After hearing of Sally's father's death, her estranged brother, Peter (also with the same mother) found Sally and met with her about their tortured past. He had escaped to New Zealand with his father (the abductor/pedophile). While in New Zealand, their father had abducted another girl and kept her in their barn. The dad died in a car crash and Peter decided it was safer if he just kept the girl for himself. They fell in love and had a baby, but Peter took the baby and left it at a church. She eventually died of appendicitis which left Peter alone to think about his past which led him to seek out Sally.
The ending felt unfinished.
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape
Told from 2 POVs, there was strong character development throughout the course of the book. It was let down by the sadder final chapters that suggested nobody can truly escape their intrinsic inner beliefs held since childhood.
Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Rape, Pregnancy
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Kidnapping, Gaslighting
Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Lesbophobia
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Racism, Car accident, Death of parent
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Pandemic/Epidemic
A mixture of a loveable character & a character you don’t know how to feel about.
Some very terrifying moments so be warned.
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence
Moderate: Confinement, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Rape, Kidnapping
Moderate: Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Car accident
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Pregnancy
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Sexism, Murder
Minor: Car accident, Pandemic/Epidemic
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism, Lesbophobia, Pandemic/Epidemic