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The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
4.0
OH MY GOD.
First of all this is not a thriller to me. It is gripping and I read it in one sitting but it is not a Thriller. Don't expect to be at the edge of your seat.
The topic is an important one - Rape, Rape culture, Victim Blaming and also The role of Social Media when talking about those topics.
Our protagonist is interesting enough - she is curious, she does great research and she has a way with words when she is doing her Podcasts. The supporting characters are all fleshed out enough to seem like actual humans.
The interesting bit is - that we have multiple layers. The Podcast, the actual Trial and Rachel's research - and then the letters from Hannah about her sister's death that also took place in the same town as Trial is taking place at.
No revelations were unrealistic - also there weren't many. I feel very confident in saying that when you know the premise you know what you are getting. There aren't many real surprises.
The fact that really gripped me was the topic. Rape culture is sadly a thing and I feel like Megan Goldin did a great job representing both sides - very realistically actually. I especially love how she managed to find a way to describe a character who knows both sides of that problem - being part of rape culture, and being the victim of rape culture. That was really fascinating to me.
Almost a perfect read - it's just not a thriller.
First of all this is not a thriller to me. It is gripping and I read it in one sitting but it is not a Thriller. Don't expect to be at the edge of your seat.
The topic is an important one - Rape, Rape culture, Victim Blaming and also The role of Social Media when talking about those topics.
Our protagonist is interesting enough - she is curious, she does great research and she has a way with words when she is doing her Podcasts. The supporting characters are all fleshed out enough to seem like actual humans.
The interesting bit is - that we have multiple layers. The Podcast, the actual Trial and Rachel's research - and then the letters from Hannah about her sister's death that also took place in the same town as Trial is taking place at.
No revelations were unrealistic - also there weren't many. I feel very confident in saying that when you know the premise you know what you are getting. There aren't many real surprises.
The fact that really gripped me was the topic. Rape culture is sadly a thing and I feel like Megan Goldin did a great job representing both sides - very realistically actually. I especially love how she managed to find a way to describe a character who knows both sides of that problem - being part of rape culture, and being the victim of rape culture. That was really fascinating to me.
Almost a perfect read - it's just not a thriller.