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Fault Line by Christa Desir
4.0
3.5 STARS
I am so torn over how to feel about this book. I was really invested in this story and wanted to see what would happen and I finished it in one day. So it's safe to say the writing style is good and gripping and kept me interested. I mean from that very first chapter it has you guessing what could have possibly gone wrong for this to happen? Thi book was very dark and gritty and not very easy to read at times. Unfortunately, Ani's character in general seriously bothered me. I feel bad for her, but I just don't understand her actions and her behavior as a result of what happened to her. Ben was a likeable main character and I like that the book is told from his perspective. We rarely see stories told from the perspective of someone who is in love with the rape victim so I thought that was an interesting perspective. This book talks about the very serious issue of rape and it really captures our society in a nut shell and how we handle our rape victims which is really sad. Especially the way that Ani blames herself because "she was drunk" or "she was asking for it" or "she was dancing slutty". Those are never excuses for rape and yet even she blames herself for it.
I admired Ben's optimism and hope of trying to bring Ani back to her old self but at the same time I was annoyed that he wouldn't just leave her because she had definitely crossed a line. By the end of this story I literally could not stand Ani and I couldn't believe how far she had taken it. I understand that she is going through a rough time but that is not an excuse to treat Ben the way she treated him. At times Ben's character could be selfish too but he had good intentions and he was just trying to do the right thing by staying with her. I thought the beginning of their relationship was so cute, especially with the zoo becoming their "place" and their "mustardy" kisses and how she would always play with his buzz cut head and all that, but then it all went south for them so quickly. I guess it is a realistic take on what can happen to a person after a rape, and that is why I still decided to give this book 3.5 stars even though the characters did generally annoy me. With a rape victim you never know how it's going to affect them for the rest of their lives and even other people in their life.
Overall, it wasn't my favorite book ever but it wasn't bad either. I wish the ending was a little bit more of an ending. It ended so abruptly which was somewhat disappointing (cause I wanted to know what was about to happen next) but I also liked the very last line because it kind of leaves it open to interpretation. I just have a lot of mixed feelings about this book and I'm not quite sure what i feel about it.
I am so torn over how to feel about this book. I was really invested in this story and wanted to see what would happen and I finished it in one day. So it's safe to say the writing style is good and gripping and kept me interested. I mean from that very first chapter it has you guessing what could have possibly gone wrong for this to happen? Thi book was very dark and gritty and not very easy to read at times. Unfortunately, Ani's character in general seriously bothered me. I feel bad for her, but I just don't understand her actions and her behavior as a result of what happened to her. Ben was a likeable main character and I like that the book is told from his perspective. We rarely see stories told from the perspective of someone who is in love with the rape victim so I thought that was an interesting perspective. This book talks about the very serious issue of rape and it really captures our society in a nut shell and how we handle our rape victims which is really sad. Especially the way that Ani blames herself because "she was drunk" or "she was asking for it" or "she was dancing slutty". Those are never excuses for rape and yet even she blames herself for it.
I admired Ben's optimism and hope of trying to bring Ani back to her old self but at the same time I was annoyed that he wouldn't just leave her because she had definitely crossed a line. By the end of this story I literally could not stand Ani and I couldn't believe how far she had taken it. I understand that she is going through a rough time but that is not an excuse to treat Ben the way she treated him. At times Ben's character could be selfish too but he had good intentions and he was just trying to do the right thing by staying with her. I thought the beginning of their relationship was so cute, especially with the zoo becoming their "place" and their "mustardy" kisses and how she would always play with his buzz cut head and all that, but then it all went south for them so quickly. I guess it is a realistic take on what can happen to a person after a rape, and that is why I still decided to give this book 3.5 stars even though the characters did generally annoy me. With a rape victim you never know how it's going to affect them for the rest of their lives and even other people in their life.
Overall, it wasn't my favorite book ever but it wasn't bad either. I wish the ending was a little bit more of an ending. It ended so abruptly which was somewhat disappointing (cause I wanted to know what was about to happen next) but I also liked the very last line because it kind of leaves it open to interpretation. I just have a lot of mixed feelings about this book and I'm not quite sure what i feel about it.