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A review by libraryjen
The Girls: An All-American Town, a Predatory Doctor, and the Untold Story of the Gymnasts Who Brought Him Down by Abigail Pesta
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Unbelievable. If I didn't know this was true, I seriously wouldn't believe it. My first thought is how could this happen for DECADES and no one stopped it. Then, I read this book and now I get it. It's horrifying. The events depicted in this book are beyond horrifying, I have no words.
I was annoyed by just one aspect of the writing. The author kept beginning one woman's story and then stopped saying, “we will get to it later." and jumped to another woman's story. I would have preferred to hear the complete story of one survivor before moving on to another one.
Other than that tiny complaint, this book does exactly what it's supposed to do: it educates people (women, girls, men, boys, everyone) on how a predator grooms not only their victims, but also the victims' families and others in positions of authority who should be protecting those victims. It's a warning and a wake-up call.
I was annoyed by just one aspect of the writing. The author kept beginning one woman's story and then stopped saying, “we will get to it later." and jumped to another woman's story. I would have preferred to hear the complete story of one survivor before moving on to another one.
Other than that tiny complaint, this book does exactly what it's supposed to do: it educates people (women, girls, men, boys, everyone) on how a predator grooms not only their victims, but also the victims' families and others in positions of authority who should be protecting those victims. It's a warning and a wake-up call.