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title: "Rape: A Love Story"
brand: "joyce carol oates"
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# Rape: A Love Story

**Brand:** joyce carol oates
**Price:** Bs.342
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- **What is this?** Rape: A Love Story by joyce carol oates
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Rape: A Love Story

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## Customer Reviews

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    Heart-breaking and so relevant
  

*by P***T on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 May 2017*

I’m crying as I write this review, moved to tears by this shocking, heart-breaking novella. This is not an easy book to read. JCO does not include any descriptions of Teena’s actual assault, events are hinted at which is a relief. Details descriptions of a violent assault and a beating that is almost an attempted murder would sicken me. What made my heart ache the most was how Teena and her daughter and torn apart by the media. Teena was asking for it. She was drinking and dressed like a s*** so she asked for it. She walked home the scenic way so obviously asked for it. My heart broke for Teena. One thing about this novella is its relevance. I have no doubt what happened to Teena and her daughter will resonate for a lot of readers. We live in a society where such assault is common and victims are vilified and blamed and it disgusts me. I really felt for Teena. The event changes her; how she’s seen by the world, her daughter, her family and herself. She is two people, the Teena before the assault and the broken women after. It’s clear her ordeal will have an impact on her and her daughter for a long time. This is not an easy read but it is essential. I love it even though I hated what it was about and would recommend it.

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    Let down by a misleadingly shocking title
  

*by K***C on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 March 2016*

I really wish this had a different title. I understand that it's referring to the love story between the rape survivor and her family, rather than the rapists, but it's such an unnecessarily misleading title that it makes it hard for me to recommend this book to anyone without babbling a caveat beforehand. That said, I have recommended this book, because I think that - despite the title - it's a fairly nuanced look at the problems within the justice system when it comes to the crime of rape, and at the deeper culture of victim blaming within society as a whole. The only part I didn't like was the ending, but I don't think it detracted from the rest of the book. Read with caution as it's obviously incredibly visceral and traumatic in places, to necessary effect.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Don't be put off by the title
  

*by A***D on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 January 2017*

This is such a powerful book about the reality of rape, victim blaming, the corruption of law enforcement and the justice system, and the trauma involved. I would recommend this book although I would caution that there is a graphic scene in the opening pages of the novella.

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