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ashortbooklover 's review for:
Red Hood
by Elana K. Arnold
Trigger warnings: murder, violence, sexual assault, blood, graphic deaths, bullying, physical abuse, substance abuse
Arnold holds nothing back in this book. She wastes no time diving straight into the action and smashing taboos very early on, with discussion of periods and sex within the first chapter.
This is a book that pulsates with anger at rape culture and the vicious cycles of abuse that often go unpunished. In particular she tears down ideas of toxic masculinity and the culture of shame associated with menstruation. However, she is also careful to show how thin the line between justice and revenge is and this provokes some really interesting ideas.
Initially, the second person narration threw me a little bit, but as the story went on, I scarcely noticed it. In fact I began to like how I was disarmed and somewhat removed by this choice, as it added to the mysterious and slightly distant feel of the entire book. On the other hand, it also somehow produces the opposite effect by effectively drawing you in and immersing you completely in Bisou’s story.
To sum up, Red Hood is a book drenched in secrets that rallies against sexism through unbridled violence and female power.
Arnold holds nothing back in this book. She wastes no time diving straight into the action and smashing taboos very early on, with discussion of periods and sex within the first chapter.
This is a book that pulsates with anger at rape culture and the vicious cycles of abuse that often go unpunished. In particular she tears down ideas of toxic masculinity and the culture of shame associated with menstruation. However, she is also careful to show how thin the line between justice and revenge is and this provokes some really interesting ideas.
Initially, the second person narration threw me a little bit, but as the story went on, I scarcely noticed it. In fact I began to like how I was disarmed and somewhat removed by this choice, as it added to the mysterious and slightly distant feel of the entire book. On the other hand, it also somehow produces the opposite effect by effectively drawing you in and immersing you completely in Bisou’s story.
To sum up, Red Hood is a book drenched in secrets that rallies against sexism through unbridled violence and female power.