A review by mamabadger
Women Talking by Miriam Toews

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The novel is based on real events: a number of women and girls in a strict Mennonite colony were drugged and raped by night - by men within their community, as it turned out. The book provides an imagined response by the women. The central event is the women holding a private discussion in which they decide what to do. 
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