Lauren O. (LoMel) - , reviewed on 3/18/2014 + 134 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

First, this book is extremely graphic and sexually explicit, so if that bothers you I would definitely avoid this.

I'm not sure how I felt about this book. In a way I feel like it's a valuable literary contribution as I can't think of another book that deals with this subject in this way. I had no complaints about the writing or structure of the book, although the ending seemed a bit rushed and forced in an effort to wrap things up neatly (which given the subject I'm sure was a challenge). On the other hand, I felt like there was not really anything that stood out about this to a point where I would recommend it to someone. There's also basically nothing sympathetic about the main character.

I can see why this book would be considered unique and valuable and I can also see why someone would hate it. I guess in summary if you're interested in the summary (and don't have issues with explicit sexual descriptions) give it a try; if the summary puts you off, then I would avoid it. There's nothing so revelatory in here that people need to read it regardless of the subject matter.

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