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dannafs 's review for:
Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery
by Robert Kolker
Lost Girls is a story that deserves to be read: in many ways it pays tribute to the young women who disappear without a trace every year. In particular, Lost Girls focuses on a handful of sex workers that were murdered in the early- to mid-2000s. Most of society, including the police, would prefer to ignore these girls by putting them in a category that lies outside their jurisdiction. Robert Kolker fights to make them real women with stories, families, and goals. They become impossible to ignore, and the reader grieves for the families that these women have left behind. It is a painful read, and also utterly terrifying. It is just as easy to identify with these women as to hold them in contempt. As Kolker brings each woman to life, the reader can understand her decision-making process and feel empathy.
Kolker has done a lot of research and this narrative moves along without a hitch. It could move more quickly, and also be a tad more linear. Overall, a worthwhile read. I think it pays respect to these women to read about their lives--they mattered.
Kolker has done a lot of research and this narrative moves along without a hitch. It could move more quickly, and also be a tad more linear. Overall, a worthwhile read. I think it pays respect to these women to read about their lives--they mattered.