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A review by santreads
The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing by Sonia Faleiro
dark
informative
medium-paced
4.25
A more detailed review is up on my YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/akivu0fLzpc
In the summer of 2014, in the Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh, just a few hours away from the nation’s capital, two girls were reported missing. In the morning, their bodies were found hanging from a tree. The image of the two young girls hanging from a tree is seared into a lot of people’s memories. We may not remember it as often, but it is hard to forget.
Two young girls - renamed Padma and Lalli, 16 and 14 years of age, had gone to defecate in the fields and never returned. A search party was sent out and it was said that a young boy by the name of Pappu had kidnapped them. However, as day broke, the two bodies of the girls were found hanging from a tree in an orchard.
The book itself reads like an actual crime thriller with it chronologically telling us the story with a lot of reveals and twists in the tale. And trust me there were A LOT! With the shoddy job by the police, the unreliable and contrasting witness statements, there was just a lot happening in this case. (in a good way for us readers, in a not so good way for the people dealing with it)
I also really appreciated how this book not only told us just about the crime but also about cases relevant to the ongoing procedures of the crime and more. It also gave you an insight to society - especially the way things work in rural Uttar Pradesh and their thoughts in terms of women, politics, etc. So in the end, you learnt not only about the case itself but of so many other things that shape our nation.
I found the book to be super educational and informative. I also found it to be fast paced and extremely well written - the writing was simple and it kept you hooked. Definitely recommend it.✨
I was given this book in exchange for an honest review by the publisher.
In the summer of 2014, in the Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh, just a few hours away from the nation’s capital, two girls were reported missing. In the morning, their bodies were found hanging from a tree. The image of the two young girls hanging from a tree is seared into a lot of people’s memories. We may not remember it as often, but it is hard to forget.
Two young girls - renamed Padma and Lalli, 16 and 14 years of age, had gone to defecate in the fields and never returned. A search party was sent out and it was said that a young boy by the name of Pappu had kidnapped them. However, as day broke, the two bodies of the girls were found hanging from a tree in an orchard.
The book itself reads like an actual crime thriller with it chronologically telling us the story with a lot of reveals and twists in the tale. And trust me there were A LOT! With the shoddy job by the police, the unreliable and contrasting witness statements, there was just a lot happening in this case. (in a good way for us readers, in a not so good way for the people dealing with it)
I also really appreciated how this book not only told us just about the crime but also about cases relevant to the ongoing procedures of the crime and more. It also gave you an insight to society - especially the way things work in rural Uttar Pradesh and their thoughts in terms of women, politics, etc. So in the end, you learnt not only about the case itself but of so many other things that shape our nation.
I found the book to be super educational and informative. I also found it to be fast paced and extremely well written - the writing was simple and it kept you hooked. Definitely recommend it.✨
I was given this book in exchange for an honest review by the publisher.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Sexism