Reviews: Privilege (1)
“Good”
(Hardback)
by Bruna Oliveira
Rating: 3.5/5 In this book we three different points of view: Annie Stoddard, a nice girl who was lucky enough to get a scholarship in a prestigious school called Carter University, considered "The Harvard of the South", then Bea Powers, a biracial student who is part of Carter's Justice Scholars program, and finally, Stayja York who is not a student at Carter, but works in a coffee shop in there, dealing on a daily basis with those students. One day, Annie accuses Tyler of sexual assault and their stories intertwines, since Bea has to work as Tyler's advocate - which is a kind of counsellor giving him emotional support. and obviously, she feels really conflicted and it's her first "case". First, I must say that I really liked the author's previous book "When you read this", which is written completely in e-mails. I thought Adkin's writing style was very gripping and I enjoyed the way she dealt with grief and still made me laugh. However, this one is much more serious in a way, since it deals with sexual assault. The way the author shows how it happens and all the psychological reaction from the victim is really well done and of course, very uncomfortable in the way it's supposed to be. So if you are extra sensitive about this subject, I wouldn't recommend this book. (Not that It's not extremely graphic or anything). The author shows all the bureaucracy, the investigation, how the university deals with these kinds of allegations, etc. so I really appreciated all of the way the topic is developed. Not only sexual assault, but also other kinds of harassment. However, I didn't feel any special connection to the characters, so despite feeling empathy and wanting justice for all of the three main characters, they weren't characters I ultimately loved. Overall, It's not the best book that I've read regarding this topic, but it's definitely worth the read :)
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Privilege

Privilege

Fiction, General Fiction
Mary Adkins (author)
Paperback Published on: 12/11/2020
Price: £8.99
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