A review by lunasreads
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

i know that objectively, it’s good. it’s a story and a perspective that should be told. but i never want to think about it again. (2.5/5)

here’s a legitimate criticism too i guess: the rape scenes (because that’s what they were, rape scenes) were far too gratuitous when they really didn’t need to be at all. it wasn’t essential to see, it was just unsettling and felt slightly eroticised, even if that was far from the intention.
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