Anyone read His Dark Vanessa?

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LottieMary · 06/08/2024 07:31

I think about it a lot - which is unusual as I read so much!
Such a difficult challenging and thought provoking book

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Yerroblemom1923 · 06/08/2024 11:31

Yes, I've read it and it stayed with me. Even in the 90s this stuff was going on and it seems so wrong now. I mean it was odd they kept in touch, I thought. But teacher and pupil relationships happened and certainly weren't taken as seriously as they would be today.
I recall friends going out with older boys (men!) in their early 20s when they were 15/16 and it was seen as "cool" to have an older boyfriend. It makes me feel ill now. It wasn't right then, it was never right.

Blueemeraldagain · 06/08/2024 11:30

Yes, I really enjoyed 85% of it. Thouhght it lost its way towards the end and the ending itself was a bit meh. The first half is excellent and so interesting as an example of an unreliable narrator etc.

favouriteyellowsocks · 06/08/2024 11:28

Yes I read this years ago and think about it every now and again! As PP said, an insight into grooming

LouH5 · 06/08/2024 11:24

I read it a couple of years ago, loved it!

izzy2076 · 06/08/2024 09:09

I read it. It was good. Dark, like the title. Really good insight into how insidious grooming is.

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LottieMary · 06/08/2024 09:00

Yes!
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Sethera · 06/08/2024 07:36

Do you mean 'My Dark Vanessa'? Not being pedantic, just making sure we are talking about the same book!

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