I abandoned “Crow Girl” three hours in to a thirty-hour book.
I didn’t put aside because of how it’s written. The writing is excellent. The characterisation is subtle and clear. The sense of doom is all pervasive. The people, even the people that are very unpleasant, are depicted with empathy.
I just couldn’t cope with the subject matter.
Three hours of contemplating the rationale for, mechanics of and damage inflicted by child abuse was as much as I could stomach. Another twenty-seven hours of it was inconceivable.
If you have a stronger stomach than I do, I’m sure you’ll find this to be a compelling read with three strong but flawed woman as the main characters.
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