Started: 1/24/2020
Completed: 1/27/2020
Recommendation: Not Recommended
Recommended By: A top 10 list
Review:
This book has its moments and I did get something from it. I enjoyed the occasional insight, such as, "...the same imagination needed to be a reader is needed to understand normal people and to relate to them..." On the whole, however, I left the book uncomfortable. There is a strong theme of a submissive woman who seems to seek abuse. It is a sad and disturbing character trait to me. Everyone gets to have their own sexual thing, but abuse seems just wrong to me.
In many ways I like the female protagonist and found things about her to which I could relate. At the same time, the vast insecurity of the male protagonist was something I immediately saw in myself, but the cycles of mild abuse between him and the female protagonist made me uncomfortable. While the book does find a way for a female submissive and a male non-dominant to find a way to make things work, it just left me uncomfortable. It is not my cup of tea and it was so disconcerting that I can not recommend this book.
