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challenging
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I had heard so many great things about this book but unfortunately I didn’t really enjoy it. This novel was originally written as a play and I can definitely see how it would have suited that format more than this one. In my opinion there wasn’t enough content for this to be a full novel and it was pretty drawn out and slow in places. The story is a very important one and definitely has a meaningful purpose, unfortunately I just didn’t enjoy the format of the storytelling.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Achingly honest. 3.7 stars
Thanks netgalley for my ALC
Thanks netgalley for my ALC
challenging
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
informative
Listened to the audiobook excellently narrated by Geraldine Hakewill.
A hard hitting novel based on the 2019 one woman play of the same name. This compelling novel really got under my skin in the same way the me too movement did. The focus here is not just on sexual assault, but on how the justice system is not fit for purpose and lets down survivors again and again. It made me reflect a lot on my own experiences and those of people I love, and on the social and structural mechanism that allow perpetrators to repeatedly commit crimes and take up such powerful positions. On a side note, It will be interesting to see if the new 2021 affirmative consent laws where I live here in NSW Australia help more survivors find justice.
A hard hitting novel based on the 2019 one woman play of the same name. This compelling novel really got under my skin in the same way the me too movement did. The focus here is not just on sexual assault, but on how the justice system is not fit for purpose and lets down survivors again and again. It made me reflect a lot on my own experiences and those of people I love, and on the social and structural mechanism that allow perpetrators to repeatedly commit crimes and take up such powerful positions. On a side note, It will be interesting to see if the new 2021 affirmative consent laws where I live here in NSW Australia help more survivors find justice.
challenging
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
challenging
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Cracking fast-paced read where a criminal barrister is forced to challenge her beliefs.