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My Dark Vanessa
by Kate Elizabeth Russell
MY DARK VANESSA by KATE ELIZABETH RUSSELL
The hype around this book is so big that I had to get it as soon as it came out. The first thing I have to say is that I can now see why so many people are calling this book uncomfortable.
It has been compared to Lolita and that is all you really need to know in the way of plot and spoilers. I want to make an assessment of this book but I don’t want to take away from the story for anyone who is planning to read this. Instead I’ll use empty adjectives and you can decide for yourself whether you want to give it a go or not. Because you should think hard about it before you read it.
Empty Adjectives: brilliant, mind-fucking/bending, honest, shocking, frightening, well-researched.
This book was 18 years in the making and it is quite clear because it does feel like every single word has been carefully selected.
If this doesn’t sound triggering for you personally, then I’d say read it. It’s a dark modern classic.
The hype around this book is so big that I had to get it as soon as it came out. The first thing I have to say is that I can now see why so many people are calling this book uncomfortable.
It has been compared to Lolita and that is all you really need to know in the way of plot and spoilers. I want to make an assessment of this book but I don’t want to take away from the story for anyone who is planning to read this. Instead I’ll use empty adjectives and you can decide for yourself whether you want to give it a go or not. Because you should think hard about it before you read it.
Empty Adjectives: brilliant, mind-fucking/bending, honest, shocking, frightening, well-researched.
This book was 18 years in the making and it is quite clear because it does feel like every single word has been carefully selected.
If this doesn’t sound triggering for you personally, then I’d say read it. It’s a dark modern classic.