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A review by kloopo
Asking For It by Louise O'Neill
3.0
A difficult, painful read, but important too. Rape is a subject that everyone really should face up to at some point, whether male and female, YA or older. This book grips you and won't let you go - but it's the horror that keeps you reading. There are very few moments of humour or humanity to lift the darkness.
Would rate 3.5 stars - just couldn't quite make it a 4, despite the very high quality of the writing and important subject matter. This is mainly because I struggled with the ending - for me, there wasn't enough of a journey or resolution to any of the relationships in the novel and I was left feeling disappointed and confused. The fact that the author felt she had to write an afterword justfying the end was telling... it was intentional of course, and makes a point, but not sure it is right for the story.
Would rate 3.5 stars - just couldn't quite make it a 4, despite the very high quality of the writing and important subject matter. This is mainly because I struggled with the ending - for me, there wasn't enough of a journey or resolution to any of the relationships in the novel and I was left feeling disappointed and confused. The fact that the author felt she had to write an afterword justfying the end was telling... it was intentional of course, and makes a point, but not sure it is right for the story.