Wednesday 6 May 2020
Present: Nic; Doris; Jen; Gill F; Gill C; Vanessa; Sabine; Nathalie
A strong turnout for this one.
The book was universally praised despite the tough subject matter, which everyone agreed felt very real. We were simultaneously dismayed for and frustrated by Vanessa, prompting some discussion of what makes a victim a victim and the extent to which society can create a victim by telling someone they’ve been a victim. We debated Jacob Strane: was he appalled by himself? What did “I’ll ruin you.” mean? Did he try to restrain himself? Did the vasectomy mean she wasn’t the first? Was there anything different in his treatment of Vanessa versus the others? And the big question - was it a happy ending?
And as we continued to discuss in What’s App, Gill C summed it up:
“Definitely one that stays with you for a while whether you want it to or not.”
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