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A review by rosebeccs
Reputation by Sarah Vaughan
3.0
Deeply topical for the current moment, done in a really interesting way. I really enjoyed that it leans into everyone's flaws. It's a booked packed full of imperfect people who make questionable decisions. And yet you can understand what drives them, even in their mistakes. It did keep the surprises up and kept adding to the story throughout.
My one issue is that it starts to get a little repetitive. It feels more like the author had concepts they wanted to address rather than a fully developed plot, so we end up fully centred around a handful of key moments. That makes sense given the situation our protagonist finds herself in but it's not so interesting as a reader. Continually returning to not only the same themes but the exact same incidents got a bit wearing.
Nevertheless, it has a lot to say about misogyny, the pressure of the public eye, surveillance culture, and the harm of online trolling. There couldn't be a more appropriate time to release something like this, and writing it from the angle of an MP is a particularly adept move. Definitely sets it apart from the crowd and I am glad to have read it. Thanks to Simon & Schuster UK for the ARC.
My one issue is that it starts to get a little repetitive. It feels more like the author had concepts they wanted to address rather than a fully developed plot, so we end up fully centred around a handful of key moments. That makes sense given the situation our protagonist finds herself in but it's not so interesting as a reader. Continually returning to not only the same themes but the exact same incidents got a bit wearing.
Nevertheless, it has a lot to say about misogyny, the pressure of the public eye, surveillance culture, and the harm of online trolling. There couldn't be a more appropriate time to release something like this, and writing it from the angle of an MP is a particularly adept move. Definitely sets it apart from the crowd and I am glad to have read it. Thanks to Simon & Schuster UK for the ARC.