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A review by janaya_langley
Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Confinement, Excrement, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Torture
There are themes of birth trauma. The author explores the way the medical community, especially those with the "good old boy" mindset, violates and exploits women during labor and childbirth, when they are highly vulnerable and not always of sound mind. Procedures are done in the book without informed consent and this is told in such a way that it mirrors rape.