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A review by dustilane
Are You in the House Alone? by Richard Peck
5.0
TW: sexual assault, stalking
"If I didn't know which one to fear, how could I keep from fearing them all?"
A high school girl receives threatening notes and phone calls, realizes that she is under constant observation, and survives her worst nightmare.
I am a huge fan of YA thriller/ horror novels from the 70s-90s. That's what I thought I was getting into, but quickly realized that is not what this is. This is a daunting tale of stalking and rape and what it can do to a person. This is a book about the cruelty of the law and the rich and how difficult it is to get justice for women who have survived sexual assault. This book is absolutely heartbreaking and I won't ever forget it. This is not a fun, creepy read in a fantasy land of horror. It's a book that is unfortunately very much grounded in reality.
I was absolutely shocked to find such a heartbreaking, realistic tale of sexual assault from a male writer, in the 70s no less. It was uncomfortable, devastating, and a story I will be thinking about for a long time.
"If I didn't know which one to fear, how could I keep from fearing them all?"
A high school girl receives threatening notes and phone calls, realizes that she is under constant observation, and survives her worst nightmare.
I am a huge fan of YA thriller/ horror novels from the 70s-90s. That's what I thought I was getting into, but quickly realized that is not what this is. This is a daunting tale of stalking and rape and what it can do to a person. This is a book about the cruelty of the law and the rich and how difficult it is to get justice for women who have survived sexual assault. This book is absolutely heartbreaking and I won't ever forget it. This is not a fun, creepy read in a fantasy land of horror. It's a book that is unfortunately very much grounded in reality.
I was absolutely shocked to find such a heartbreaking, realistic tale of sexual assault from a male writer, in the 70s no less. It was uncomfortable, devastating, and a story I will be thinking about for a long time.