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A review by hillarycopsey
The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story by Pagan Kennedy
4.0
This was both more and less than I expected. Very well worth the time, and the audio was excellently read by Claire Danes.
The less: Marty Goddard already had died, as had many other key players, by the time the book was written, so the history is a bit thin.
The more: Kennedy is wrestling with her own abuse, as well as the systemic and cultural failures to protect women and children, as well as the ways we silence and erase women and people of color, particularly black people, from history. These are important subjects and her points are well-made, though sometimes the narrative feels pieces and pulled together.
The less: Marty Goddard already had died, as had many other key players, by the time the book was written, so the history is a bit thin.
The more: Kennedy is wrestling with her own abuse, as well as the systemic and cultural failures to protect women and children, as well as the ways we silence and erase women and people of color, particularly black people, from history. These are important subjects and her points are well-made, though sometimes the narrative feels pieces and pulled together.