I got insomnia and started thinking again about how disappointing the ending was, and how badly the author ruined it. I understand that the brother was consumed by anger and self-hatred, but using rape as a way to “transfer” his pain onto someone else just felt incredibly stupid to me. What also bothers me is that authors often ignore the fact that most readers are women, and when they trivialize or try to justify sexual violence, they only end up reinforcing misogyny. I just kept thinking about how disappointing the ending really was.
I got insomnia and started thinking again about how disappointing the ending was, and how badly the author ruined it. I understand that the brother was consumed by anger and self-hatred, but using rape as a way to “transfer” his pain onto someone else just felt incredibly stupid to me. What also bothers me is that authors often ignore the fact that most readers are women, and when they trivialize or try to justify sexual violence, they only end up reinforcing misogyny. I just kept thinking about how disappointing the ending really was.