some brilliant degeneracy we have here ! this oxymoron makes it an extremely difficult book to rate, as it is gruesome in the worst of ways but also isome brilliant degeneracy we have here ! this oxymoron makes it an extremely difficult book to rate, as it is gruesome in the worst of ways but also incredibly reflective of how true society operates and how innocence isn't always rewarded as it should be. conflicting thoughts are the core of literature and i suppose i should make peace with it. ...more
the unjust way this child has been treated by her family, her school and almost everyone she encountered is nothing short of revolting.
it is so incredthe unjust way this child has been treated by her family, her school and almost everyone she encountered is nothing short of revolting.
it is so incredibly important to remember that s*xual violence targetting children is more often than not committed by a member of their own family and that the support should always be given to the victim, no matter the attachment one has with the abuser.
a difficult and nauseating read, but a good reminder of how far society has evolved in terms of victim protection, but also how much farther it needs to go....more
there is something highly disturbing in witnessing how priscilla never really clearly saw through elvis' manipulative attempts to control her, only sothere is something highly disturbing in witnessing how priscilla never really clearly saw through elvis' manipulative attempts to control her, only sometimes gaining clarity but never enough to truly criticize him and see him for who he really was : a glorified piece of shit. ...more
i'm all for being surprised but damn i'd like a warning before i have to read about a girl having intercourse with a dog i'm all for being surprised but damn i'd like a warning before i have to read about a girl having intercourse with a dog ...more
the portrayal of the difficulty of working in the medical field was pretty accurate but my hopes faltered when i saw once again a nurse falling in lovthe portrayal of the difficulty of working in the medical field was pretty accurate but my hopes faltered when i saw once again a nurse falling in love (or something like that) with a doctor. this trope can die, i'm getting a little tired of it. (context : i'm a medical student and i swear the hospital is not some big romantic scene where rubbing lotion on one another is common practice or in the least romantic )...more
"disturbing" doesn’t even begin to describe this book, it’s beyond sick and twisted "disturbing" doesn’t even begin to describe this book, it’s beyond sick and twisted ...more
crude but in a necessary way, it should become a required reading for anyone thinking about engaging in that line of work because as the author puts icrude but in a necessary way, it should become a required reading for anyone thinking about engaging in that line of work because as the author puts it, prostitution isn't a viable project for the future. ...more
would have been a hundred times better if only the title wasn't giving everything away would have been a hundred times better if only the title wasn't giving everything away ...more
i never did drugs but i'm pretty sure reading this book feels exactly like a bad trip i never did drugs but i'm pretty sure reading this book feels exactly like a bad trip ...more
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