Hmm. I cast no aspersions on her character as a person, so I can't judge her. But I can judge what I've read and what it tells me about where she's coming from as an author. And it really got to me. Sexual assault is something that needs to be treated with a lot of care, consideration, and respect for those who are survivors of it and I just didn't feel that this author took the time to sit back and think about what she was saying and doing through her characters.
As for other books, I've found tons of really good ones that get good scores in the criteria I look for. I know sometimes my reviews can come off really negative, but not all books are good.
"Butcher Bird" by Richard Kadrey got really excellent scores across the board and was all around an awesome novel, for instance.
At the end of this year, I'm going to list the best reads and the worst. I already know this book will be in the "worst" category - but there are plenty of books in the best category.
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Date: 2009-08-23 04:08 pm (UTC)As for other books, I've found tons of really good ones that get good scores in the criteria I look for. I know sometimes my reviews can come off really negative, but not all books are good.
"Butcher Bird" by Richard Kadrey got really excellent scores across the board and was all around an awesome novel, for instance.
At the end of this year, I'm going to list the best reads and the worst. I already know this book will be in the "worst" category - but there are plenty of books in the best category.