Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town, Jon Krakauer (3.0)
While I usually enjoy Mr. Krakauer’s books and this topic
is extremely important, I did not enjoy reading this book. I felt like I was
being bombarded with ‘rape, rape, rape, incompetence, rape, rape, victim
shaming, incompetence, legal system let-down, rape, rape.’ I know I only needed
to read the details of each rape once for it to be etched into my psyche.
Having the examples repeated (sometimes 3 or 4 times) was dulling. Many
reviewers of this book remarked that the second half (mostly having to do with
the trials) was too dry, but I felt it was needed after all the emotional
trauma of the first half. This is a book that should be read, but is very hard
to read.
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