Ready, Set, READ! Bookclub discussion

This is for the discussion of chapters 28 - 36 of What We Saw. Have fun chatting guys xxx.

I think this book is wonderful written, I still hate all the characters except Kate, but the way this story is put together... and it doesn't sugar coat what is going on. I am going to read the last part right now, because I want to know how it ends.

Debbie wrote: "I think this book is wonderful written, I still hate all the characters except Kate, but the way this story is put together... and it doesn't sugar coat what is going on. I am going to read the las..."

These chapters made me sick to my stomach. The detail of the video is just sickening. And the fact that so many kids just sat there while this was happening *and* then attacked Stacey when she came forward about it. So upsetting. And even more upsetting when you know that this kind of thing happens in real life.
The fact that the guidance counselor got fired pissed me off too. I can kind of see the coach wanting to hide evidence for his team because he has a hands on relationship with these boys, but the principal needs to be removed from those kind of relationships. He must be nonpartisan, unbiased. It's very obvious that he isn't that and he should no longer run a school.
Ben has come up a bit in these chapters. I still don't like the way he's dealing with his mom, but I can understand his fear in learning more about the facts of the party and wanting to stay out of it. I wish he was more brave like Kate, of course, but I can understand his fear. (However, I can't help but think that if Kate had watched the rest of the video, she might have seen Ben there at the end. I don't think he touched Stacey at all, but I think he might have been one of the ones who let it happen)

Why is feminist or feminism a 'dirty' word?

I'll never be able to look at Grease the same way again :'( But they are all valid points.

Cristi-Lael wrote: "Debbie wrote: "I think this book is wonderful written, I still hate all the characters except Kate, but the way this story is put together... and it doesn't sugar coat what is going on. I am going ..."

I'm totally with you on this. How could so many people just sit there and watch? And film it? I was absolutely sickened.
The Coach and the Principal should not be around kids or in a place of power.

Debbie wrote: "I think this book is wonderful written, I still hate all the characters except Kate, but the way this story is put together... and it doesn't sugar coat what is going on. I am going to read the las..."

You're right, the way Aaron has written this book is amazing. I really enjoyed that he put the same quotes throughout the book also.