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UnluckyReader t1_j5r4g3g wrote

I actively hated that book. As a DV survivor, it managed to both trivialize and glamorize violence, made all sorts of excuses for the abuser, and the ending was just bad freaking information. It literally fits the definition of…

trauma porn: When a writer glorifies trauma in their writing, exaggerating aspects for the sake of angst. Usually a writer thinks they are being deep and edgy when in actuality they are just disrespecting and glorifying trauma.

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chicki-nuggies OP t1_j5rdsmm wrote

That's exactly what it is. The fact that Ryle is just forgiven and there are no consequences and he gets to be a part of both Lily and their daughters life just sucked. The sister said that he had been going to therapy to manage his anger issues since he was a child. Meaning he'd probably been in therapy for around 2 decades... And he's still this bad?? The therapy ain't working, sweetheart

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UnluckyReader t1_j5rpc1b wrote

And, I’m sorry, I can never make spoiler tags work on mobile, but

At the end they peacefully coparent?! You allow an abuser to be unsupervised with his daughter??? That ends NOTHING. He will just abuse you as his ex-wife, but with the added leverage of custody fights. It gives him a new way to control and torment. He will continue to abuse women from his place of prestige and privilege, and will likely abuse his daughter too.

Seriously f that book.

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chicki-nuggies OP t1_j5s2q16 wrote

And to add to that, he'll also try to make sure that any of her relationships with other men fail. Like, nothing about this made any sense

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