![]() ![]() What I thought was really interesting about this book was that Emma was not, in general, a likeable character. This book is split in to two main parts: the first focusing on the life of Emma (the protagonist) before the rape, and the latter chapters detailing her life one year after. DISCLAIMER: I mostly refer to rape below in terms of female victims, as that is what is portrayed in the book. I finished this book a week ago and I still can’t stop thinking about it, so I thought I would write a book review to start a conversation about consent, victim-blaming and the influence of social media. ![]() ![]() The book is a young adult fiction book about a teenage girl who suffers a horrific gang-rape (the evidence of which is then posted on social media for all to see), and the consequences of this trauma on her, her family and the small town in Ireland where she lives. I just finished reading ‘Asking For It’ by Louise O’Neill. CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of rape in this blog post ![]()
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