The Chain: the Relationships that Break Us, the Women Who Rebuild Us

by Chimene Suleyman

Weidenfeld Nicolson The Chain The Relationships That Break Us, the Women Who Rebuild Us ABISBOOK Weidenfeld Nicolson.

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Reviews

[Amelia Coleman-Straw · Rating 5 out of 5]

This poor woman but wow

[Dasenka kori · Rating 3 out of 5]

wild story, but i feel like the man was the main character here. i wish there was more on the 'women who rebuild us', as i felt that the chain metaphor was a bit weak and felt like an afterthought.

[Jess Osler · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was really beautifully written and I felt like every line lacked its own punch. It was very thought provoking and covered some really important and personal moments. It was very raw and honest and I liked how it included other women’s stories but I think it lacked this slightly as it promised to take the focus away from the man which I felt it could have doubled down on.
But I would really recommend

[Rebecca Kyriacou · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every single woman needs to read this, and probably every single man too!

[Anđelija Drača · Rating 4 out of 5]

crazy underrated!! I devoured this in 2 days, not just because the plot is crazy, but because the writing was splendid

[Abi · Rating 3 out of 5]

A (horrific) story that needed to be told but perhaps not like this… the writing is clunky and jumps around and the storyline is hard to follow with buzz words thrown in every now and again. Putting ‘him’ in italics I don’t think does what it intends to and the whole thing almost reads like an exposé rather than an account of how women saved each other. An exposé is needed (legal issues aside) but I think this story needs to be rewritten after years of distance between the situations that happened, to truly emphasise the chain of women and the way we carry each other through, rather than just a nod to it within a story that almost (and rightly so) bitterly centres a man.

[Melissa Dube · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wow, I had mixed emotions about this book. But loved the ending. And I really loved how the chain was women supporting, encouraging, nurturing and actually reminding each other how excellent they were. I did not like the focus on the perpetrator, but understood that this was the healing process for the damage that was caused. I loved the emphasis of how powerful women are when together. This book is straight forward and clear detailing. Such a good read!

[Tanya Kearns · Rating 1 out of 5]

Sorry, I didn’t love this. The story and the concept of the chain is very interesting. The structure and execution was weak, felt like it should be either more story driven, memoir-ish, or if speaking about broad sweeping issues it ought to be backed up by statistics or research. The man was the main character and the chain was only sometimes alluded to.

[Holly Cowan · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story was incredible and the message was clear but it just felt a little clunky for me and repetitive towards the end. But some absolutely beautiful quotes