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Author: Kate Elizabeth Russell

HE SIMPLY HAD THE MISFORTUNE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH ME. AND THE WORLD PRESENTED HIM AS A MONSTER. Vanessa Wye was fifteen when she got involved with her English teacher. Now, at thirty-two, as the...

HE SIMPLY HAD THE MISFORTUNE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH ME. AND THE WORLD PRESENTED HIM AS A MONSTER. Vanessa Wye was fifteen when she got involved with her English teacher. Now, at thirty-two, as the #MeToo movement exposes one sexual crime after another committed by powerful men, another former student of Jacob Strain accuses him of sexual abuse.

Vanessa listens...

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  • Release 9/2020
  • Pages Pages 480
  • Cover Cover Soft
  • Translation Translation Bright Pippi
  • Publisher Publisher PSychogios
Genre: Prose
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    anastacia25

    I think it should be read by everyone.
    It touches on many important issues with a realistic perspective.
    If you have the misfortune of identifying with our dark Vanessa, brace yourself for nausea...

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    maria.brenta

    This is a book that addresses issues such as sexual abuse, rape, pedophilia, manipulation of minors, etc. It was very difficult for me to read, but I liked it so much! I loved the author's realistic perspective, the way she presented Vanessa's psychology mainly after the crucial points of the story, and the fact that it didn't have an expected ending. From the beginning of the book, I understood that it would be a book that I would love very much. Many have described it as a modern 'Lolita,' but I can't have an opinion on that because I haven't read 'Lolita.' I am surprised by the fact that it is not a true story, and to tell you the truth, I suspected that the author was narrating personal experiences until the last page. However, Kate Russell denies it. In short, it is a wonderful book that may be difficult to read due to the events it describes, but it is necessary to be read by both young and older ages due to the issues it addresses. Sometimes, it is good to learn and become aware of certain things by facing reality no matter how difficult it may be. I highly recommend it to those who are not afraid to confront reality

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    Areti97

    Just have to read it, I have nothing more to add! You can't leave it

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    If you have the misfortune of identifying with our dark Vanessa, brace yourself for nausea...

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    This is a book that addresses issues such as sexual abuse, rape, pedophilia, manipulation of minors, etc. It was very difficult for me to read, but I liked it so much! I loved the author's realistic perspective, the way she presented Vanessa's psychology mainly after the crucial points of the story, and the fact that it didn't have an expected ending. From the beginning of the book, I understood that it would be a book that I would love very much. Many have described it as a modern 'Lolita,' but I can't have an opinion on that because I haven't read 'Lolita.' I am surprised by the fact that it is not a true story, and to tell you the truth, I suspected that the author was narrating personal experiences until the last page. However, Kate Russell denies it. In short, it is a wonderful book that may be difficult to read due to the events it describes, but it is necessary to be read by both young and older ages due to the issues it addresses. Sometimes, it is good to learn and become aware of certain things by facing reality no matter how difficult it may be. I highly recommend it to those who are not afraid to confront reality

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HE SIMPLY HAD THE MISFORTUNE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH ME. AND THE WORLD PRESENTED HIM AS A MONSTER. Vanessa Wye was fifteen when she got involved with her English teacher. Now, at thirty-two, as the #MeToo movement exposes one sexual crime after another committed by powerful men, another former student of Jacob Strain accuses him of sexual abuse.

Vanessa listens in shock to the news. She still believes that her relationship with Strain was not abuse, but love. She is sure of it. Can she now reject her first love without rejecting her teenage self? Accept that the man who defined her was something other than what she believed until now? And that perhaps she was not the great love of his life, but one of his many victims?

A provocative, addictive book about memory and trauma, the thrill of adolescence, and the fine lines between consent, complicity, and victimization. A dynamite book, which has rightly been said to characterize an entire era.

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I'm getting ready to go to work, while the post has already been up for eight hours. Straightening my hair, I click to refresh the page. So far, 224 shares and 875 "Likes." I put on my black wool suit and then click to refresh again. I look under the sofa to find my low-heeled black shoes – refresh. I pin the golden badge with my name on my lapel – refresh. The numbers keep getting bigger each time, the comments multiply.

You are so strong. You are so brave. What kind of monster could do something like this to a child? I open the last message I sent to Strain four hours ago: Are you okay...? He hasn't replied yet, he hasn't even read it. I type a new message – I'm here if you want to talk – but I rethink it and delete it. Instead, I send a line full of question marks, without words. I wait a few minutes, then call him, but hang up when the voicemail picks up, shove the phone in my pocket, and leave the apartment, sharply pulling the door to close behind me. There's no reason to try so hard. He messed up. It's his problem, not mine.

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Author
Kate Elizabeth Russell
Publisher
PSychogios
Original Title
MY DARK VANESSA
Publishers
Psychogios
Type
Prose
Cover
Soft
Number of Pages
480
Release Date
9/2020
Publication Date
2020
Dimensions
14x21 cm
ISBN-13
9786180135480

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  • anastacia25
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    anastacia25

    I think it should be read by everyone.
    It touches on many important issues with a realistic perspective.
    If you have the misfortune of identifying with our dark Vanessa, brace yourself for nausea...

    Translated from Greek ·
    • Paper quality
    • Was it easy to read?
    • Was it interesting enough?
    • I liked the writing style
    • I would read a book by the same author
    • I would recommend it for reading
    Did you find this review helpful?
  • maria.brenta
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    3 out of 3 members found this review helpful
    maria.brenta

    This is a book that addresses issues such as sexual abuse, rape, pedophilia, manipulation of minors, etc. It was very difficult for me to read, but I liked it so much! I loved the author's realistic perspective, the way she presented Vanessa's psychology mainly after the crucial points of the story, and the fact that it didn't have an expected ending. From the beginning of the book, I understood that it would be a book that I would love very much. Many have described it as a modern 'Lolita,' but I can't have an opinion on that because I haven't read 'Lolita.' I am surprised by the fact that it is not a true story, and to tell you the truth, I suspected that the author was narrating personal experiences until the last page. However, Kate Russell denies it. In short, it is a wonderful book that may be difficult to read due to the events it describes, but it is necessary to be read by both young and older ages due to the issues it addresses. Sometimes, it is good to learn and become aware of certain things by facing reality no matter how difficult it may be. I highly recommend it to those who are not afraid to confront reality

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    Areti97

    Just have to read it, I have nothing more to add! You can't leave it

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    nasia_celestial

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  • anastacia25
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    anastacia25

    I think it should be read by everyone.
    It touches on many important issues with a realistic perspective.
    If you have the misfortune of identifying with our dark Vanessa, brace yourself for nausea...

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  • maria.brenta
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    maria.brenta

    This is a book that addresses issues such as sexual abuse, rape, pedophilia, manipulation of minors, etc. It was very difficult for me to read, but I liked it so much! I loved the author's realistic perspective, the way she presented Vanessa's psychology mainly after the crucial points of the story, and the fact that it didn't have an expected ending. From the beginning of the book, I understood that it would be a book that I would love very much. Many have described it as a modern 'Lolita,' but I can't have an opinion on that because I haven't read 'Lolita.' I am surprised by the fact that it is not a true story, and to tell you the truth, I suspected that the author was narrating personal experiences until the last page. However, Kate Russell denies it. In short, it is a wonderful book that may be difficult to read due to the events it describes, but it is necessary to be read by both young and older ages due to the issues it addresses. Sometimes, it is good to learn and become aware of certain things by facing reality no matter how difficult it may be. I highly recommend it to those who are not afraid to confront reality

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    Areti97

    Just have to read it, I have nothing more to add! You can't leave it

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