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A review by batwoman411
Afternoon of a Faun by James Lasdun
5.0
Five stars for the nuanced handling of the phenomenon that has baffled me as much as it has invigorated me: the #MeToo movement. The perceptual gulf is, perhaps, insurmountable between the offender, who was just doing what men did in those days, and the victim, who buries this violation inside her for years.
Is a moment of bad sexual decision making worth bringing up 20 years later? My Gen X comrades might say, “Let a sleeping dog lie.” But generations since see no expiration date for the crime, even if it means the ruin of someone who has since grown up.
I appreciate the complexity and lack of a pat answer to the dilemma, which Lasdun handles adeptly in Afternoon of a Faun.
Is a moment of bad sexual decision making worth bringing up 20 years later? My Gen X comrades might say, “Let a sleeping dog lie.” But generations since see no expiration date for the crime, even if it means the ruin of someone who has since grown up.
I appreciate the complexity and lack of a pat answer to the dilemma, which Lasdun handles adeptly in Afternoon of a Faun.