Showing posts with label Megan Abbott. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Megan Abbott. Show all posts
Monday, February 2, 2015
My Heart is Either Broken, by Megan Abbott
Continuing Dangerous Women--My Heart Is Either Broken is a very good story. It's not speculative fiction, but I'll review it here anyway. The story has a very interesting take on how a woman's behavior is judged in the media, particularly when the family undergoes tragedy--in this case the kidnapping of their daughter. Told from the father's perspective, it frames a real dilemma, since on one hand it seems apparent that she doesn't deserve the treatment she is getting, but on the other that she actually might. Good stuff. 3 stars.
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