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Meghin
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Just finished part one, and I'm just gonna say it: This guy writes about rape too much. Literally, there have been two instances of rape being mentioned at this point (characters ONLY brought up for their tragic stories, btw) and now, a case where a main character is raped.
It's off-putting, and not in a "Face-reality" way, in a "man trying to make women tragic" way. Souring the rest of the book for me.
— Jan 10, 2018 07:15PM
It's off-putting, and not in a "Face-reality" way, in a "man trying to make women tragic" way. Souring the rest of the book for me.
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Meghin
is on page 190 of 355
Okay, this guy has a problem. If we include hardly mentioned characters, 4/8 women mentioned, even in passing, in this book have been raped. WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL T.C BOYLE? Is this the only danger or tragedy that can face a woman? Three of the women were solely brought up to describe their rape. I think at least two of them were superfluous and he could have used something else.
— Jan 15, 2018 06:32AM
