A review by alekswhite
Rohypnol by Andrew Hutchinson

1.0

You know, you would hope with a subject matter such as this that Hutchinson could summon the integrity to write a book where some of the female characters have a sense of rationality and agency. Instead, instead of a look into the pathological, frightening but nonetheless fascinating psyche of the male characters in this novel, you get a shady and shallow borderline romanticised version of the effects of rohypnol and youth apathy on the young adults. I struggled through this book because of the blasé characters and the lack of substance.

If you want to write a book about rape, have the decency to write a good book about rape rather than playing some sort of pseudo-sexist, male power fantasies about control. This book had some serious issues.