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A review by julieannereads
The Burning by Laura Bates
5.0
"...fire is sneaky. You might think you've extinguished it, but one creeping red tendril, one single wisp of smoke is enough to let it leap back to life again".
I wasn't 100% sure whether I would enjoy this book when I picked it up but it's definitely one of my favourite reads of 2019 so far!
The story is focused on Anna Clark who had just moved to Scotland from Birmingham and had her life turned upside down. Of course, as it's written by Laura Bates, the author of Everyday Sexism, the issues of victim blaming and casual sexism along with the culture that surrounds it, were heavily discussed and a main element of this book.
We're taken on a roller-coaster of emotions while reading Anna's story; some good, some bad, but all very important and incredibly relevant to everyone. It particularly hits home for me as I can relate to a lot of what Anna went through and although I was originally going to give this book 4 stars, since I had been thinking about it so much I had to change it to 5.
The events of the book and the comparisons between Anna's and Maggie's lives particularly left an impact on me and reminded me of how I felt at that age.
I would highly recommend this book - go pick it up from your local bookstore, online retailer, second hand book shop, wherever. But read it.
I wasn't 100% sure whether I would enjoy this book when I picked it up but it's definitely one of my favourite reads of 2019 so far!
The story is focused on Anna Clark who had just moved to Scotland from Birmingham and had her life turned upside down. Of course, as it's written by Laura Bates, the author of Everyday Sexism, the issues of victim blaming and casual sexism along with the culture that surrounds it, were heavily discussed and a main element of this book.
We're taken on a roller-coaster of emotions while reading Anna's story; some good, some bad, but all very important and incredibly relevant to everyone. It particularly hits home for me as I can relate to a lot of what Anna went through and although I was originally going to give this book 4 stars, since I had been thinking about it so much I had to change it to 5.
The events of the book and the comparisons between Anna's and Maggie's lives particularly left an impact on me and reminded me of how I felt at that age.
I would highly recommend this book - go pick it up from your local bookstore, online retailer, second hand book shop, wherever. But read it.