Reviewed by Beth C. on
This is a powerful book. Yes, it's short - but to be any longer would diminish the impact of the story. It's also not a light, hopeful story - but there IS hope. Hope, and love, and above all - CHOICE. These two authors have crafted a tale worth reading, and one that also honors not only every woman and girl who has had choice taken away, but every woman who had that choice taken away by some person - or group of people - who viewed her as lesser. As an animal. As a slave, or as a toy.
It's a dark story, but there is a light at the end. And for all its darkness, it is NEVER *explicit*. It lets the tale do the telling, lets the understanding come - or not - but never pushes too hard. It shows, it guides, and then it stands back and waits for the moment when the "Connections fired and popped...". And it pays homage all those who came before, those who were defined by their strength rather than by their circumstances.
Such a depth to such a short book. But you know those stories that lodge themselves in your heart, and then - every so often - they pop into your head? For days, or weeks, or months they linger? This is such a story. And it's one that deserves to be read.
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- 24 July, 2019: Reviewed