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One of the Good Guys by Araminta Hall
2.0
dark reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

favourite quotes

“The cottage taught me that fear exists at the edge. But we don't always need to go right up to it, we can do all the things we want a few steps back.”
“I think everyone would have preferred it if we had been the victims of our circumstances. If my mother had managed to find a blunt object while Graham was punching the life out of her, and if she'd managed to connect that object with his head, public sympathy would have been on her side, even if he'd died. But if she'd poisoned him, say, before he had the chance to beat her to death, the public would have condemned her. I guess women aren't meant to be strategic or cunning. Which seems unfair, considering that gangsters and cowboys and superheroes are not only allowed vendettas but applauded for them. Men are allowed to act, but women, it seems, should only react.”
“I can't say I'm particularly surprised. Our stories have for ever been filled with men battling the bad side of themselves but wanting to be good. And women have been only too happy to help them. When Bruce Banner becomes the Incredible Hulk we tell ourselves that he doesn't mean to be violent. Men like that, they just feel too much, they're sensitive - amazing how different those words sound when applied to a man.”