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Garmus is a capable writer. She twists a pretzel of a tale of created and just missed opportunities. Her reliance on dated tropes of misogyny are both integral to the story and hamper the story. It is definitely a happy ending type of book, with a twist. Constructed family is a key part of this book.

The experience of trauma gets in the way of resolving distressing feelings. The rational brain is basically impotent to talk the emotional brain out of its own reality. The author observed people will talk about what has been done to them rather than "notice, feel, and put into words the reality of their internal experience."