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cristine 's review for:
The Frozen River
by Ariel Lawhon
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Clearly this will be an unpopular opinion, but I’m okay with that and owning it. This book was unbearable and clearly geared towards ultra feminists and liberals (which reading some of the negative views, even women in those categories found it horrible). It just drags on and on and is sooooo boring and unrealistic to be considered historical fiction. Just call it fiction. I only finished it for a book club and would’ve been very content never reading this book ever. The rape aspect wasn’t lightly mentioned. It was described in much detailed multiple times so I definitely recommend anyone who may be impacted by this topic, stay away from this. I will never read anything by this author again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Violence
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment